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 creationismcreationistcreation Etymology AI details From 'creationist' + the suffix '-ic'; ultimately from Latin 'creātiō', from 'creāre' ('to bring forth, produce'). creātiō Latin creāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown