creationism
/kɹiˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm/kree-AY-shuh-nih-zuhm
/kɹiˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm/kree-AY-shuh-nih-zuhm
Meaningbelief in a bringing into being
Common meaning: belief that a god made the world as scripture tells it
- creto bring into being, to produceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 480 · scan
- ationnoun ending: act or result
- ismnoun ending: belief or practice
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin creō ‘to bring into being, to produce’.
Roots
- creō, creāre Latin “to bring into being, to produce”
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