Etymology
From Middle English creacion, creacioun, creation, from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin creÄtiÅ, creÄtiÅnis; equivalent to create + -ion. Displaced native Old English Ä¡esÄ‹eaft.
Noun
creation (countable and uncountable, plural creations)
- (countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
- I think the manufacturers were so ashamed of their creation that they didn't put their names on it!
- (uncountable) The act of creating something.
- The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.
- The creation of passwords is done by a computer.
- (uncountable) All which exists.
- Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.
Derived terms
- co-creation
- collaborative creation
- creational
- creationary
- creationism
- creationist
- re-creation
Related terms
- creatability
- creatable
- create
- creationally
- creationarily
- creationistic
- creationistically
- creative
- creatively
- creativeness
- creativity
- creator
- creatorship
- creatural
- creaturally
- creature
- creatureliness
- creaturely
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