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  creation

  noun

  the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
• Creation
  Creation

  noun

  God's act of bringing the universe into being

creation

American  

[kree-ay-shuhn] / kriˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

• creations
  plural

1. the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.

   Synonyms:

   formation, development, production

2. the fact of being created.

3. something that is or has been created.

4. the Creation, the original bringing into existence of the universe by God.

5. the world; universe.

6. creatures collectively.

7. an original product of the mind, especially an imaginative artistic work.

   the creations of a poetic genius.

8. a specially designed dress, hat, or other article of women's clothing, usually distinguished by imaginative or unique styling.

   the newest Paris creations.

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Creation ¹ British  

/ kriːˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. God's act of bringing the universe into being

2. the universe as thus brought into being by God

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creation ² British  

/ kriːˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of creating

2. the fact of being created or produced

3. something that has been brought into existence or created, esp a product of human intelligence or imagination

4. the whole universe, including the world and all the things in it

5. an unusual or striking garment or hat

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Creation Cultural  

1. God's creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis, commencing in this way: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light’: and there was light.” According to this account, the Creation took six days, with God creating Adam and Eve on the sixth day and resting on the seventh day. Genesis also gives another account of the Creation, in which God makes Adam out of clay, prepares the Garden of Eden for him, and then fashions Eve out of Adam's rib.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• precreation
  noun
• self-creation
  noun
• anticreation
  adjective
• anticreational
  adjective
• creational
  adjective
• creationary
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• creations
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of creation

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English creacioun, from Latin creātiōn-, stem of creātiō “a begetting, bringing into being”; see create, -ion

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Explanation

Use the noun creation to describe bringing something into existence, such as the creation of a new organization or the creation of a cutting-edge computer program. Creation often describes the act of producing something for the first time, but it can also refer to the thing that's produced. In this sense, it often describes something involving artistic talent. If you write a short story, you'd probably ask your friends to read your artistic creation. Creation also can be used to refer to the universe in general. If your sister does something remarkable, you might say that in all of creation there's never been a sister like that.

Example Sentences

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West Midlands Police believes the reorganisation and creation of its major crime unit has led to the fall in gun crime, and a rise in seizures of weapons.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The legislation paved the way for the creation of California’s nation-leading carbon market, cap-and-invest, which launched in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“What interest rates can do is raise debt-servicing costs for lower-income households, suppress job creation and increase the cost of the very investments needed to build resilience against future shocks,” Weber writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In any language, Del Toro is a fierce advocate against the use of generative AI in artistic creation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

We have, moreover, ample testimony that artists themselves tend to look upon their creation as living things.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

They had been presented to him by Creation Records to recognise United Kingdom sales of more than 3.3 million copies.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

At first blush, the continued existence of the Ark Encounter and its host institution, the Creation Museum is confusing.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

General Catalyst Managing Director Marc Bhargava leads the firm’s Creation strategy, which is focused in part on providing capital for companies like Beacon to acquire existing businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Creation was for Beethoven’s the magnificence in the world which we inhabit; ‘Missa Solemnis’ is meant to keep it thus.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

But in October of 1844, a book called Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation came out.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

An a-Muse-ing trend: The newest creations from Silicon Valley are hyper-adorable digital assistants, most notably Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

But they’re also in a situation where the investing public, including sophisticated venture capitalists, interpret their creations as potential cash machines, worth maybe $2 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nancy Woodhouse, a knitter from Arizona in the US, brought some of her creations, including a woolly hat inspired by the crime drama Shetland.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

With Dior, Tom Ford, Schiaparelli and Givenchy still to unveil their latest creations, Dion could yet be spotted in the front row of some of the season's biggest shows.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Below me, spun-sugar creations are being finished off with high crystalline spires.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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