What is "creation"

Creation \Cre*a"tion\ (kr?-A"sh?n), n. [L. creatio: cf. F. cr?ation. See Create.]

1. The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.

   From the creation to the general doom.
   --Shak.

   As when a new particle of matter dotn begin to exist, in rerum natura, which had before no being; and this we call creation.
   --Locke.

2. That which is created; that which is produced or caused to exist, as the world or some original work of art or of the imagination; nature.

   We know that the whole creation groaneth.
   --Rom. viii. 22.

   A dagger of the mind, a false creation.
   --Shak.

   Choice pictures and creations of curious art.
   --Beaconsfield.

3. The act of constituting or investing with a new character; appointment; formation.

   An Irish peer of recent creation.
   --Landor.

late 14c., "action of creating, a created thing," from Old French creacion (14c., Modern French création) "creation, coming into being," from Latin creationem (nominative creatio) "a creating, a producing," in classical use "an electing, appointment, choice," noun of action from past participle stem of creare (see create). Meaning "that which God has created, the world and all in it" is from 1610s. The native word in the Biblical sense was Old English frum-sceaft. Of fashion costumes, desserts, etc., from 1870s, from French. Creation science is attested by 1970.

n. 1 (context countable English) Something created such as an invention or artwork. 2 (context uncountable English) The act of create something. 3 (context uncountable English) All which exists.

1. n. the human act of creating [syn: creative activity]

2. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

3. the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: conception]

4. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, innovation, introduction, instauration]

5. (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence

6. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, world, cosmos, macrocosm]

Creation may refer to:

Creation is an epic historical fiction novel by Gore Vidal published in 1981. In 2002 he published a restored version, reinstating four chapters that a previous editor had cut and adding a brief foreword explaining what had happened and why he had restored the cut chapters.

Creation is an unfinished feature film, and a project of stop motion animator Willis O'Brien. It was about modern men encountering dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals on an island. The picture was scrapped by RKO studio head David O. Selznick on the grounds of expense, and Merian C. Cooper, the studio producer who recommended the film's cancellation, considered the storyline to be boring, due to lack of action. The completed footage ran twenty minutes in length, although approximately four minutes of footage is all that survives today. Cooper later used some of the miniatures and dinosaur armatures and O'Brien's stop-motion animation techniques for King Kong.

Creation was an American teen musical group from New York City. The band members were Sam Hellerman (drums and percussion), Raechel Rosen (lead vocals), Derek Orshan (bass, backing vocalist), Josh Shackett (rhythm guitar), and Tory Geismar (lead guitar and backing vocalist). Their first album, World Without Windows, was released in November 2005 and featured guest musician Clarence "Big Man" Clemons on one of the tracks.

It was said the idea for the band came from a cafe, the group was there. The stated goal of the group is "to help create a more peaceful world for the future, and to educate kids about multiculturalism, diversity, and peace." To help achieve that end, the band announced that all gross proceeds from their first album were to go towards the We Are Family Foundation. They also worked with Building with Books and U.S. Doctors for Africa. Creation's philanthropic mission was featured in many media outlets including USA Today, Time For Kids, The Montel Williams Show, Girls' Life Magazine, and The Jewish Week.

As adults, all five members are now known as Rose & the Thorns.

Blues Creation was a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1969. Led by guitarist/singer Kazuo Takeda, they were known as Blues Creation from 1969 to 1972 and after a three year hiatus returned as simply Creation in 1975.

'' Creation'' is a 1965 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. The 1965 tracks - "Impressions" and "Creation" - were recorded at the Half Note Cafe, New York. "Alabama" was recorded in San Francisco a year before. "Creation" may be incorrectly titled - the title was drawn from a bootleg album. This is the only known recording of the tune. An abbreviated version of the same performance has appeared on several compilation albums (e.g. "Kind Of Coltrane").

Creation is a hymn tune composed by William Billings.

Creation is a 2009 British biographical drama film about Charles Darwin's relationship with his wife Emma and his memory of their eldest daughter Annie, as he struggles to write On the Origin of Species. The film, directed by Jon Amiel and starring real life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin, is a partly biographical, partly fictionalised account, based on Randal Keynes's Darwin biography Annie's Box.

Creation is the fifth full-length album by The Pierces. The album was released on 1 September 2014 in the United Kingdom. The album entered the UK chart at #7 on its first week of release.

Creation is a classical music album by Branford Marsalis with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Focused on 20th century French classical music, this second classical album from Marsalis, coming 15 years after his earlier Romances for Saxophone, was recorded March 9 – 11, 2000 at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City.

Creation is a 2015 live album by American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett.

Creation is a studio EP by American electronic musician Seven Lions. Released on by Casablanca Records, it features seven tracks, including a festival mix of Seven Lions' earlier track "Falling Away." It blends genres such as trance, dubstep, house, and folk, with featured vocalists such as Vök. Music Times wrote that the album "LP plays to the strengths of Seven Lions melodic dubstep production, mixed with his acoustic background in bands." The EP peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.