creationistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kriˌeɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/ UK /kriˌeɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the doctrine that the universe was divinely created

His creationistic views clashed with the biology curriculum.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the doctrine... creationist

Opposites

evolutionary

Word family

Related forms creationism creationist creation

Etymology

From 'creationist' + the suffix '-ic'; ultimately from Latin 'creātiō', from 'creāre' ('to bring forth, produce').

creātiō Latin creāre Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# creationistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kriˌeɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /kriˌeɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to the doctrine that the universe was divinely created

## Examples
- His creationistic views clashed with the biology curriculum.

## Synonyms
- creationist

## Antonyms
- evolutionary

## Related Forms
- creationism
- creationist
- creation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: creātiō
- Root: creāre

## Etymology
From 'creationist' + the suffix '-ic'; ultimately from Latin 'creātiō', from 'creāre' ('to bring forth, produce').

## AI Etymology
Creationistic is from 'creationist' + the suffix '-ic'; ultimately from Latin 'creātiō', from 'creāre' ('to bring forth, produce'). The ancestry passes through Latin creātiō and Latin creāre. In present use as an adjective, it means "relating to the doctrine that the universe was divinely created", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include creationism, creationist, and creation. Its contrast set includes evolutionary, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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