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creationism

cre·a·tion·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kree-ey-shuh-niz-uh m]
    • /kriˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm/
    • /kri.ˈeɪ.ʃnɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kree-ey-shuh-niz-uh m]
    • /kriˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of creationism word

  • uncountable noun creationism Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect. 3
  • noun creationism the belief that God brings individual human souls into existence at conception or birth 3
  • noun creationism the doctrine that ascribes the origins of all things to God's acts of creation rather than to evolution 3
  • noun creationism the doctrine that God creates a new soul for every human being born 3
  • noun creationism the doctrine that ascribes the origin of matter, species, etc. to an act of creation by God, specif. to God's creation of the world as described in the Bible 3
  • noun creationism the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed. 1
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Origin of creationism

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; creation + -ism

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Parts of speech for Creationism

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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creationism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for creationism

noun creationism

  • creation science — teaching and research based upon the belief that the biblical account of the creation of the world is scientific fact
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Related words

  • creation science

    teaching and research based upon the belief that the biblical account of the creation of the world is scientific fact

  • inerrancy

    lack of error; infallibility.

  • intelligent design

    the theory that the universe and living things were designed and created by the purposeful action of an intelligent agent. Abbreviation: ID.

  • moral majority

    a political action group formed mainly of Protestant fundamentalists to further strict conservative aims, as strong antiabortion laws, the restoration of school prayer, the teaching of creationism in public schools, and the curbing of books and television programs considered antireligious or immoral.

  • scientific creationism

    the belief that the account of creation in the early chapters of Genesis is scientifically as well as religiously valid and that it can be supported by scientific evidence apart from scriptural authority.

  • traducianism

    the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
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