English noun: genesis | |||
1. | genesis (event) a coming into being | ||
Synonyms | generation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning | ||
2. | Genesis (communication) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Book of Genesis | ||
Instance hypernym | book | ||
Part meronym | Laws, Old Testament, Pentateuch, Torah | ||
Domain category members | Babel, Tower of Babel | ||