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continuous creation

British  

noun

  1. the theory that matter is being created continuously in the universe See steady-state theory

  2. the theory that animate matter is being continuously created from inanimate matter

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The Hoyle-Narlikar theory boldly proposed the continuous creation of new matter in an infinite universe.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

“I realized during the pandemic that it’s about the continuous creation of an environment.”

From New York Times • May 9, 2022

Gold is a principal proponent of "continuous creation."

From Time Magazine Archive

This check convinced both parties that the "continuous creation" of hydrogen in space is an actual fact.

From Time Magazine Archive

Throughout all the ages preservation is a continuous creation.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV by Maclaren, Alexander