creationism

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief
US /kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ UK /kriˈeɪʃənɪzəm/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the belief that the universe and life originated from divine acts of creation

    Creationism rejects the gradual processes proposed by evolutionary biology.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the belief that the... creation
Opposites
evolutionismdarwinism
Word family
Derived forms creationistcreationistic
Related forms creationcreatecreator

Etymology

From 'creation' + the suffix '-ism'; 'creation' derives from Latin 'creātiō', from 'creāre' ('to bring forth, produce').

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