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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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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed the creation of an "ambitious" new US-ASEAN defence framework on Wednesday, telling the bloc's leaders it could help them navigate "critically important" years ahead.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Dubbed “forward deterrence” by President Emmanuel Macron, the plan envisions deployments of French nuclear-enabled Rafale jet fighters across Europe and the creation of new infrastructure, communications, early-warning and intelligence-sharing links with these allies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

City Hall insiders say Rayner's backing was "great" and necessary for the creation of the OSDC.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Although mirror life does not currently exist, some experts consider its potential creation a serious biological safety concern.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"You turned the greatest weapon of all creation into a gardening tool?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

Appeared in the August 3, 2026, print edition as 'A Brief History of Wealth Creation'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

He left the gathering and went to sleep, where a mysterious figure appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to sing about Creation.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

Creation comes naturally to both of them; playing with personal aesthetics is a means of liberating oneself from the status quo.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

Some kin to the passion of Brother Fowles, I guess, who advised me to trust in Creation, which is made fresh daily and doesn’t suffer in translation.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Black public figures mingle with slave forts and the most vaunted creations of high art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

The standout works of the company’s current season are not its newest creations but the often surprising ones pulled from its past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

Right up until the middle of 2007, Eisman had not suspected that the firms were so foolish as to invest in their own creations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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