creation

See also: création and créâtion

English

Etymology

From Middle English creacion, creacioun, creation, from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin creātiō, creationis; equivalent to create +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈeɪʃən/
IPA^(key): [kɹiːˈʲeɪʃɘn]
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

creation (countable and uncountable, plural creations)

(countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
I think the manufacturer was so ashamed of its creation that it didn't put its name on it!
(uncountable) The act of creating something.
The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.
(uncountable) All which exists.
Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.

Derived terms

cocreation, co-creation

Related terms

creatability
creatable
creatableness
creational
creationally
creationarily
creationary
creationism
creationist
creationistic
creationistically
creation science
creative

Translations

something created such as an invention or artwork

Armenian: երկ (hy) (erk), ստեղծագործություն (hy) (stełcagorcutʿyun), գործ (hy) (gorc)
Asturian: creación f
Belarusian: тварэ́нне n (tvarénnje), стварэ́нне n (stvarénnje)
Bulgarian: творе́ние (bg) n (tvorénie)
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 創作品, 创作品 (chuàngzuòpǐn)
Czech: výtvor m
Dutch: creatie (nl) f, uitvinding (nl) f
Esperanto: kreo
Finnish: luomus (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Erfindung (de) f, Werk (de) n, (set of fashion items only) Kreation (de) f, (artwork) Schöpfung (de) f
Greek: δημιούργημα (el) n (dimioúrgima), δημιουργία (el) f (dimiourgía)
Ancient: κτίσις f (ktísis)
Haitian Creole: kreyasyon
Hungarian: alkotás (hu), mű (hu), teremtmény (hu)
Italian: creazione (it) f
Japanese: 創作物 (そうさくぶつ, sōsakubutsu)

Kapampangan: pamilalang
Lithuanian: kūrinys m
Malay: ciptaan
Maranao: inaden
Middle English: schaft
Norman: créâtion f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: (by a fashion house) kreasjon m

Nynorsk: (by a fashion house) kreasjon m
Old English: ġesceaft
Polish: wytwór (pl) m
Portuguese: criação (pt) f
Romanian: creație (ro) f
Russian: творе́ние (ru) n (tvorénije), де́тище (ru) n (détišče), произведе́ние (ru) n (proizvedénije)
Serbo-Croatian: tvorevina (sh) f, stvorevina f, tvorba (sh) f
Slovene: stvaritev (sl) f
Spanish: creación (es) f
Swahili: kiumbe (sw)
Swedish: skapelse (sv) c
Turkish: yaratı (tr), yaratım (tr), kreasyon (tr)
Ukrainian: творі́ння n (tvorínnja)

act of creation

Arabic: اِبْتِكَار‎ m (ibtikār), خَلْق‎ (ar) m (ḵalq)
Armenian: ստեղծագործում (hy) (stełcagorcum), ստեղծագործություն (hy) (stełcagorcutʿyun)
Asturian: creación f
Belarusian: тварэ́нне n (tvarénnje)
Bulgarian: създава́не (bg) n (sǎzdaváne), сътворе́ние (bg) n (sǎtvorénie)
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 創作 (zh), 创作 (zh) (chuàngzuò), 創造 (zh), 创造 (zh) (chuàngzào)
Czech: tvoření n, vytvoření (cs) n, vytváření (cs) n
Dutch: creatie (nl) f, schepping (nl) f
Esperanto: kreado
Finnish: luominen (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Kreation (de) f, Schöpfung (de) f, Erstellung (de) f, Schaffung (de) f
Greek: δημιουργία (el) f (dimiourgía)
Ancient Greek: κτίσις f (ktísis)
Haitian Creole: kreyasyon
Hebrew: יצירה‎ (he) f (yetzira)
Hungarian: alkotás (hu), teremtés (hu)

Italian: creazione (it) f
Japanese: 創造 (ja) (そうぞう, sōzō), 創作 (ja) (そうさく, sōsaku)
Kapampangan: pamaglalang
Korean: 창조 (ko) (changjo), 창작 (ko) (changjak)
Lithuanian: kūryba f
Malay: penciptaan
Maori: hanganga, waihanganga, whaihanganga
Norman: créâtion f
Old English: ġesceaft
Persian: آفرینش‎ (fa) (âfarineš)
Polish: tworzenie (pl) n
Portuguese: criação (pt) f
Romanian: creare (ro) f
Russian: созда́ние (ru) n (sozdánije), созида́ние (ru) n (sozidánije), творе́ние (ru) n (tvorénije), сотворе́ние (ru) n (sotvorénije)
Serbo-Croatian: stvaranje (sh), tvaranje
Slovene: ustvarjanje n, stvarjenje (sl) n
Swedish: skapande (sv) n
Tajik: офариниш (tg) (ofariniš)
Turkish: yaratma (tr), yaratış (tr)
Ukrainian: тво́рення n (tvórennja)

(Biblical) all which exists

Asturian: creación f
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 萬物 (zh), 万物 (zh) (wànwù)
Czech: stvoření n
Dutch: schepping (nl) f
Esperanto: kreitaro
Finnish: luomakunta (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Schöpfung (de) f
Greek: πλάση (el) f (plási)
Hebrew: בריאה‎ f (bri'a)
Hungarian: teremtés (hu)
Italian: creazione (it), creato (it) m

Lithuanian: kūriniai m pl
Malay: kejadian
Maori: orokohanga (mi)
Middle English: schaft
Norman: créâtion f
Norwegian: skapning m
Old English: ġesceaft
Portuguese: criação (pt) f
Romanian: creare (ro) f
Russian: мирозда́ние (ru) n (mirozdánije), творе́ние (ru) n (tvorénije), сотворе́ние (ru) n (sotvorénije)
Serbo-Croatian: mirozdanje, stvaranje (sh), tvorba (sh)
Slovene: stvarstvo (sl) n
Spanish: creación (es) f
Swedish: skapelse (sv) c
Tagalog: sangkalikhaan

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Translations to be checked

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 창조 (ko) (changjo)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} creación (es) f

Anagrams

actioner, actorine, anticore, reaction, reäction

Middle English

Noun

creation

Alternative form of creacion

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