creation

noun

kree-AY-shuhn/kɹiˈeɪʃən/

Pluralcreations (some meanings)

3 meanings of creation

1
act of makingnoununcountable
The act of making or building something new.
Like the moment you start building something out of nothing.
The creation of the new park took almost three years.
Every student helped with the creation of the school garden.
UsageUsually said as the creation of something, as in the creation of a park.
Similarestablishment, formation, making, production, genesis
Oppositedestruction
2
thing madenouncountable
Something that has been made, like an invention or a work of art.
Like a drawing you make that didn't exist before you drew it.
Her latest creation was a cake shaped like a castle.
The young inventor proudly showed off his newest creation.
Similarwork, invention, design, piece
3
universenoununcountable
The whole world and everything that exists in it.
Like everything you can imagine (the sky, the seas, and every living thing) all together.
Some people believe a higher power made all of creation.
The poem describes the beauty found throughout creation.
UsageUsually say all of creation or in creation, with no "the".
Similaruniverse, cosmos, nature, world
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Origin

It comes from Latin "creātiō," and reached English through Old French. Its parts match "create" plus "-ion."

Checked 7 Nov 2026 · 2 facts

Creation ultimately comes from Latin creātiō through Old French. en.wiktionary.org
English borrowed the word through Old French. Create plus -ion describes its morphological structure, not its historical formation; Latin creātiō was formed from creō plus -tiō. en.wiktionary.org