creation
Pluralcreations (some meanings)
- 1The act of bringing something into existence or producing it.
The creation of the new museum involved dozens of architects and engineers.
Scientists continue to study the creation of life from simple chemicals.
UsageUsually the creation of something; also after another noun: job creation, wealth creation.
Similarestablishment, formation, making, production, genesis
Oppositedestruction
- 2
- 3The entire universe and everything that exists within it.
Theologians have long pondered humanity's place within creation.
The hymn celebrates every living thing in creation, from the smallest insect to the tallest tree.
UsageUsually with no article: all creation, all of creation, our place in creation.
Similaruniverse, cosmos, nature, world
Note
The widest sense of the word: everything that exists, thought of as made, and at home in prayer and hymn. It takes no plural and usually no article: all creation, the King of all creation, our place within creation. That bare form sets it apart from the act of creating, which usually comes with an of-phrase saying what is made (the creation of a new state).
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Origin
The word passed through Middle English "creacion" and Old French "creacion" from Latin "creātiō, creātiōnis," and is equivalent to "create" plus "-ion." It displaced the native Old English "ġesċeaft."
Checked 7 Nov 2026 · 3 facts
- Creation passed through Middle English creacion and Old French creacion from Latin creātiō, creātiōnis. en.wiktionary.org
- Creation is morphologically equivalent to create plus -ion. en.wiktionary.org
- Creation displaced the native Old English word ġesċeaft. en.wiktionary.org