creation

  • 21CRÉATION — s. f. Action par laquelle Dieu crée. La création du monde. La création de l homme.   Il signifie absolument, La création du monde. Moïse est l historien de la création. Depuis la création.   Il signifie aussi, L univers, l ensemble des êtres… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 22CRÉATION — n. f. Action de créer, de donner l’être, l’existence. La création du monde. La création de l’homme. Il se dit absolument de la Création du monde. Moïse est l’historien de la création. Depuis la création. Il désigne aussi l’Univers, l’ensemble des …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 23creation — The biblical myth of the origin of the universe. There are two accounts in Genesis of the creation by God. Neither deals with the question whether the creation was out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo); the first (Gen. 1:1–2:3) which was compiled… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 24creation */*/*/ — UK [krɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms creation : singular creation plural creations 1) a) [uncountable] the act of creating something The government is to provide more money for job creation. creation of: the creation of Israel in 1948 The… …

    English dictionary

  • 25creation — cre|a|tion [ kri eıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the act of creating something: The government is to provide more money for job creation. creation of: the creation of Israel in 1948 The highway should aid the creation of new business in the area. a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26creation — cre|a|tion W2S3 [kriˈeıʃən] n 1.) [U] the act of creating something creation of ▪ The plan should result in the creation of 2000 new jobs. ▪ the creation of a single European currency ▪ a job creation scheme 2.) something that has been created …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27creation — [[t]krie͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] creations 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, earth, and creatures by God. ...the Creation of the universe as told in Genesis Chapter One... For the first time since creation,… …

    English dictionary

  • 28creation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ employment, job ▪ wealth VERB + CREATION ▪ advocate, call for, propose, recommend …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 29creation — /kri eISFn/ noun 1 (U) the act of creating something (+ of): The report proposed the creation of an independent Scottish parliament. | a job creation scheme 2 (C) something that has been created: The story was a fanciful creation. | this year s… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30creation — noun [kɹiːˈʲeɪʃɘn/ a) An invention, artwork, etc I think the manufacturer was so ashamed of their creation that they didnt put their name on it! b) The act of creating something. The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared… …

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