genesis
(noun)
noun
1. a coming into being
Similar word(s): generation
Definition categories: event, beginning
2. the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
Definition categories: communication
Sentences with genesis as a noun:
- Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.