Associations to the word «Genesis»

Wiktionary

GENESIS, noun. The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
GENESIS, proper noun. (religion) The first sacred book in the Torah and the Hebrew Bible.
GENESIS, proper noun. A female given name of American usage since the 1980s.
GENESIS, proper noun. (video games) The video game console Mega Drive by Sega.

Dictionary definition

GENESIS, noun. A coming into being.
GENESIS, noun. 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.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.