creation meaning and definition

CREATION noun

Definition of creation (noun)

1. the human act of creating
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination
5. (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
6. everything that exists anywhere
   • "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
   • synonyms: cosmos, existence, macrocosm, universe, world