scientific creationism

noun Theology.

the belief that the account of creation in the early chapters of Genesis is scientifically as well as religiously valid and that it can be supported by scientific evidence apart from scriptural authority.

Compare intelligent design.

Origin of scientific creationism

First recorded in 1980–85

Related formsscientific creationist, noun

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