re-creativeadj.²

Brit.

/riːkrɪˈeɪtɪv/, U.S.

/ˌrikriˈeɪdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, creative adj.

Etymology: < re- prefix + creative adj. Compare post-classical Latin recreativus (see recreative adj.¹). Compare earlier recreative adj.¹

That creates again or in a new way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating or constructing again

regenerative?a1475

regenerating1707

regenerant1713

re-creative1783

reproductive1830

reconstructive1838

1783 W. Hutton Hist. Birmingham (ed. 2) 275 He examines forgotten repositories, calls things back into existence, which are past; counteracts the efforts of time, and of death; possesses something like a re-creative power.

1846 H. Smith Poet. Wks. I. 4 Mutely each re-creative lay outpour'd Its own revealings; Youth, manhood, age, were momently restored.

1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome viii. 420 In respect of re~creative energy, there was a boundless difference between Asia and Europe.

1889 Lux Mundi (1890) xii. 505 The mysterious facts which lie at the root of the recreative process.

1914 Harvard Theol. Rev. 7 354 The Bahais..declare the words of the Bab, of Bah'u'llah, and Abdul Baha, possess this same re-creative power.

1953 G. Vann Water & Fire (1961) iii. 58 The central moment in human history which is the re-creative death of the Word.

1989 R. Osborne Conversat. with Karajan 16 One should always be careful, of course, not to confuse the creative artist with the re-creative one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	re-creative
释义	re-creativeadj.² Brit. /riːkrɪˈeɪtɪv/, U.S. /ˌrikriˈeɪdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, creative adj. Etymology: < re- prefix + creative adj. Compare post-classical Latin recreativus (see recreative adj.¹). Compare earlier recreative adj.¹ That creates again or in a new way. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating or constructing again regenerative?a1475 regenerating1707 regenerant1713 re-creative1783 reproductive1830 reconstructive1838 1783 W. Hutton Hist. Birmingham (ed. 2) 275 He examines forgotten repositories, calls things back into existence, which are past; counteracts the efforts of time, and of death; possesses something like a re-creative power. 1846 H. Smith Poet. Wks. I. 4 Mutely each re-creative lay outpour'd Its own revealings; Youth, manhood, age, were momently restored. 1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome viii. 420 In respect of re~creative energy, there was a boundless difference between Asia and Europe. 1889 Lux Mundi (1890) xii. 505 The mysterious facts which lie at the root of the recreative process. 1914 Harvard Theol. Rev. 7 354 The Bahais..declare the words of the Bab, of Bah'u'llah, and Abdul Baha, possess this same re-creative power. 1953 G. Vann Water & Fire (1961) iii. 58 The central moment in human history which is the re-creative death of the Word. 1989 R. Osborne Conversat. with Karajan 16 One should always be careful, of course, not to confuse the creative artist with the re-creative one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.²1783
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