scientific creationism

American  

noun

Theology.

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• scientific creationist noun

Etymology

Origin of scientific creationism

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

She traced it back to 1979, when “creationist attorney Wendell Bird included it in his ‘Resolution for Balanced Presentation of Evolution and Scientific Creationism,’ which became the basis for the ‘balanced treatment’ legislation.”

From Slate

Changing their approach, the creationists began promoting "scientific creationism," trying to challenge evolution on scientific grounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

At least half a dozen top scientific organizations have issued statements warning that scientific creationism is not scientific.

From Time Magazine Archive