Genesis

ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs

Definition

Definition of Genesis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religion

TECH.

first book of the Bible

TECH.

In Genesis, the story of creation is narrated..

beginning

origin

start

gaming

Dated

video game console by Sega

Dated

I played Sonic on the Genesis.

console

system

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video game console by Sega

Origin of Genesis

Greek, genesis (origin, creation)

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creationism

Genesis

literal belief in Genesis creation account

AiG

acr.

acr: Answers in Genesis

group sharing ideas about creationism

anthropogeny

early people

evolution or genesis of the human race

Ashur

biblical figure

grandson of Noah in the Book of Genesis

Noah's flood

biblical event

the great deluge in the Book of Genesis

Examples of Genesis in a sentence

Many people study Genesis for its theological insights.
The Genesis was a popular console in the 90s.
Many classic games were released on the Genesis.

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French:Genèse, Mega Drive, ...
German:Genesis, ...
Italian:Genesi, Genesis, ...
Spanish:Génesis, Genesis, ...
Portuguese:Génesis, Mega Drive, ...
Chinese:创世纪, ...
Japanese:創世記, ジェネシス, ...
Arabic:سِفْر اَلتَّكْوِين, جِنِيسِيس, ...
Hebrew:בְּרֵאשִׁית, גֶּנֶסִיס, ...
Russian:Бытие, Genesis, ...
Ukrainian:Буття, Genesis, ...
Hindi:उत्पत्ति, जेनेसिस, ...
Bengali:জেনেসিস, ...
Catalan:Gènesi, Genesis, ...
Czech:Genesis, Mega Drive, ...
Danish:Genesis, ...
Dutch:Genesis, ...
Greek:Γένεση, Genesis, ...
Hungarian:Teremtés könyve, Genesis, ...
Khmer:លោកុប្បត្តិ, ជេណេស៊ីស, ...
Korean:창세기, 제네시스, ...
Persian:سفر پیدایش, جنسیس, ...
Polish:Księga Rodzaju, Genesis, ...
Portuguese (BR):Gênesis, Genesis, ...
Romanian:Geneza, Genesis, ...
Swedish:Första Moseboken, Genesis, ...
Thai:ปฐมกาล, เครื่อง Genesis, ...
Turkish:Yaratılış, Genesis, ...
Vietnamese:Sáng Thế Ký, Genesis, ...

genesis

ˈdʒɛnəsɪs

geneses

Definition of genesis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

beginningorigin or start of something

The genesis of the project was in 2020.
The genesis of her interest in art was a museum visit.
Scientists studied the genesis of the disease.

commencement

origin

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Origin of genesis

Greek, genesis (origin, creation)

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French:origine, ...
German:Ursprung, ...
Italian:genesi, ...
Spanish:génesis, ...
Portuguese:início, ...
Chinese:起源, ...
Japanese:起源, ...
Arabic:نشأة, ...
Hebrew:רֵאשִׁית, ...
Russian:начало, ...
Ukrainian:походження, ...
Hindi:उत्पत्ति, ...
Bengali:উৎপত্তি, ...
Catalan:gènesi, ...
Czech:vznik, ...
Danish:begyndelse, ...
Dutch:oorsprong, ...
Greek:γένεση, ...
Hungarian:eredet, ...
Khmer:ប្រភពដើម, ...
Korean:기원, ...
Persian:منشأ, ...
Polish:geneza, ...
Portuguese (BR):gênese, ...
Romanian:geneza, ...
Swedish:början, ...
Thai:ต้นกำเนิด, ...
Turkish:başlangıç, ...
Vietnamese:nguồn gốc, ...

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Definition of Genesis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of Genesis

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Terms with Genesis included in their meaning

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Definition of genesis - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of genesis

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