noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/
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CMU ARPABET:K R IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N IH2 Z AH0 M
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The belief that a deity created the world, especially as described in a particular religious text, such as the Quran or the Book of Genesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
creationism denies the theory of evolution of species
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
Narrower terms: creation science
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der. Latin creō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin creātiōnemlbor. Old French creacionbor. Middle English creacion English creation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English creationism From creation + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kreasionisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Afrikaans:
skeppingsleer
— any creationary theory or belief system
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܒܪܝܼܬܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ
(brītānāyutā)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Armenian:
կրեացիոնիզմ
(kreacʻionizm)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Azerbaijani:
kreatsionizm
— any creationary theory or belief system
Basque:
kreazionismo
— any creationary theory or belief system
Belarusian:
крэацыяні́зм
(kreacyjanízm)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Bulgarian:
креациони́зъм
(kreacionízǎm)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Catalan:
creacionisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Chinese Mandarin:
神創論 /神创论
(shénchuànglùn)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Chinese Mandarin:
創造論 /创造论
(chuàngzàolùn)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Czech:
kreacionismus
— any creationary theory or belief system
Czech:
kreacionalismus
— any creationary theory or belief system
Dutch:
creationisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Dutch:
scheppingsleer
— any creationary theory or belief system
Esperanto:
kreismo
— any creationary theory or belief system
Esperanto:
kreacio
— any creationary theory or belief system
Estonian:
kreatsionism
— any creationary theory or belief system
Finnish:
kreationismi
— any creationary theory or belief system
Finnish:
luomisusko
— any creationary theory or belief system
French:
créationnisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Galician:
creacionismo
— any creationary theory or belief system
Georgian:
კრეაციონიზმი
(ḳreacionizmi)
— any creationary theory or belief system
German:
Kreationismus
— any creationary theory or belief system
Greek:
δημιουργισμός
(dimiourgismós)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Hebrew:
בְּרִיאָתָנוּת
(b'ri'atánut)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Hindi:
सृजनवाद
(sŕjanvād)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Hindi:
सृष्टिवाद
(sŕṣṭivād)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Hungarian:
kreacionizmus
— any creationary theory or belief system
Indonesian:
kreasionisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Italian:
creazionismo
— any creationary theory or belief system
Japanese:
創造論
(sōzōron)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Latin:
demiurgismus
— any creationary theory or belief system
Latin:
creationismus
— any creationary theory or belief system
Limburgish:
creationisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Lithuanian:
kreacionizmas
— any creationary theory or belief system
Luxembourgish:
Kreationismus
— any creationary theory or belief system
Macedonian:
креациони́зам
(kreacionízam)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Norwegian Bokmål:
kreasjonisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kreasjonisme
— any creationary theory or belief system
Polish:
kreacjonizm
— any creationary theory or belief system
Portuguese:
criacionismo
— any creationary theory or belief system
Romanian:
creaționism
— any creationary theory or belief system
Russian:
креациони́зм
(kreacionízm)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Serbo-Croatian:
kreacionizam
— any creationary theory or belief system
Spanish:
creacionismo
— any creationary theory or belief system
Swedish:
kreationism
— any creationary theory or belief system
Tagalog:
kreasyonismo
— any creationary theory or belief system
Turkish:
yaratılışçılık
— any creationary theory or belief system
Ukrainian:
креаціоні́зм
(kreacionízm)
— any creationary theory or belief system
Waray-Waray:
kreasyonismo
— any creationary theory or belief system