creation

American  

[kree-ey-shuhn] / kriˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

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. 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 ² 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 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

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

Etymology

Origin of creation

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

Example Sentences

Sereno has long worked in the country and has led the creation of the world's first zero energy museum, the Museum of the River, located on an island in the center of Niamey, Niger's capital.

From Science Daily

Set in the aftermath of Trial of Seven, Episode 6 involved “a lot of creation” to stretch out the remaining events from the source material.

From Los Angeles Times

Even the creation or expansion of strategic stockpiles by the United States and other countries will not "fundamentally change the situation", Louvet added.

From Barron's

Prissard questioned how those enforcing the rules "will be able to tell the difference" between original creations and "synthetic" ones.

From Barron's

Saturday's summit declaration struck a cautious tone on AI safety risks, from misinformation and surveillance to fears of the creation of devastating new pathogens.

From Barron's

Related Words

• establishment
• formation
• formulation
• production