1. created world; formation of something from nothing; work of art; invention. creation\cre*a"tion\ (kr?-a"sh?n), n. [l. creatio: cf. f. cr ation. see:
create.].
2. the act of creating or causing to exist. specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence. from the creation to the general doom. as when a new particle of matter dotn begin to exist, in rerum natura, which had before no being; and this we call creation.
3. that which is created; that which is produced or caused to exist, as the world or some original work of art or of the imagination; nature. we know that the whole creation groaneth. viii.
4. a dagger of the mind, a false creation. choice pictures and creations of curious art.
5. the act of constituting or investing with a new character; appointment; formation. an irish peer of recent creation.creation n.
6. the human act of creating [syn: creative activity].
7. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone.
8. the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: conception].
9. starting something for the first time [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, instauration].
10. (theology) god's act of bringing the universe into existence [syn: creation].
11. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, world, cosmos, macrocosm]creation "in the beginning" god created, i.e., called into being, all things out of nothing. this creative act on the part of god was absolutely free, and for infinitely wise reasons. the cause of all things exists only in the will of god. the work of creation is attributed (1) to the godhead (gen. 1:1, 26); (2) to the father (1 cor. 8:6); (3) to the son (john 1:3; col. 1:16, 17); (4) to the holy spirit (gen. 1:2; job 26:13; ps. 104:30). the fact that he is the creator distinguishes jehovah as the true god (isa. 37:16; 40:12, 13; 54:5; ps. 96:5; jer. 10:11, 12). the one great end in the work of creation is the manifestation of the glory of the creator (col. 1:16; rev. 4:11; rom. 11:36). god's works, equally with god's word, are a revelation from him; and between the teachings of the one and those of the other, when rightly understood, there can be no contradiction. traditions of the creation, disfigured by corruptions, are found among the records of ancient eastern nations. (see:
accad.) a peculiar interest belongs to the traditions of the accadians, the primitive inhabitants of the plains of lower mesopotamia. these within the last few years have been brought to light in the tablets and cylinders which have been rescued from the long-buried palaces and temples of assyria. they bear a remarkable resemblance to the record of genesis.
12. The act of creating or causing to exist.
13. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.
14. That which is created; that which is produced or caused to exist, as the world or some original work of art or of the imagination; nature.
15. The act of constituting or investing with a new character; appointment; formation. God's act of bringing the universe into existence the human act of creating an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure".
16. 1. In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, earth, and creatures by God. For the first time since creation, the survival of the Earth is entirely in our hands.
17. People sometimes refer to the whole universe as creation.
18. You can refer to something that someone has made as a creation, especially if it shows skill, imagination, or artistic ability. The bathroom is entirely my own creation see also:
create.
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