creationism
Pronunciation: /kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/
The English word “creationism” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism.
- 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.
- 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.
Etymology
From creation + -ism.
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