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单词 creationary
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creationaryadj.

Brit. /krɪˈeɪʃn̩(ə)ri/, /krɪˈeɪʃən(ə)ri/, U.S. /kriˈeɪʃəˌnɛri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: creation n., -ary suffix1.
Etymology: < creation n. + -ary suffix1, probably after evolutionary adj. Compare earlier creational adj.
Of or relating to creation, esp. the (divine) creation of the world. Often contrasted with evolutionary.
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1894 J. H. Stirling Darwinianism xvi. 341 But these homologies..were a material common to all the evolutionary theories, and never on the whole denied even by the creationary ones.
1910 A. W. Small Meaning of Social Sci. vii. 201 I am unable to understand how anyone who professes to hold the evolutionary rather than the creationary conception of experience can suppose anything else.
1952 Lancet 24 May 1070/2 If we are to treat biological subjects ‘whenever possible from the evolutionary angle’, then in common sense and fairness we must emphasize the creationary aspect as well.
2007 C. S. Yaran Understanding Islam vi. 71 The instantaneously creationist approach..does not seem to be the most appropriate representation of God's creationary act, although it is a common and traditional belief among Muslims.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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