creationism

Meanings

Plural: creationisms

Noun

• the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
  • "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"
• The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism.
• Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.
• The belief that a deity created the world, especially as described in a particular religious text, such as the Quran or the Book of Genesis.

Related Words

creationist, creationistic