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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cre•a•tion•ism /kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Religionthe doctrine or belief that the creation of the universe occurred in exactly the same way as told in the Bible.
- Religionthe doctrine that God creates out of nothing a new human soul for each individual born.
cre•a•tion•ist, n. [countable], adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cre•a•tion•ism (krē ā′shə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Religionthe doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed.
- Religion(sometimes cap.) the doctrine that the true story of the creation of the universe is as it is recounted in the Bible, esp. in the first chapter of Genesis.
- Religionthe doctrine that God immediately creates out of nothing a new human soul for each individual born. Cf. traducianism.
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