creation (n.)

  1. the human act of creating

    [ Syn: creative activity ]

  2. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

  3. the event that occurred at the beginning of something; from its creation the plan was doomed to failure

    [ Syn: conception ]

  4. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; she looked forward to her initiation as an adult; the foundation of a new scientific society

    [ Syn: initiation , founding , foundation , institution , origination , innovation , introduction , instauration ]

  5. (theology) Gods act of bringing the universe into existence

    [ Syn: creation ]

  6. everything that exists anywhere; they study the evolution of the universe; the biggest tree in existence

    [ Syn: universe , existence , world , cosmos , macrocosm ]

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