1. (

• creation ,
• creative_activity

) the human act of creating ;

2. (

• creation

) an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone ;

3. (

• creation ,
• conception

) the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" ;

4. (

• initiation ,
• founding ,
• foundation ,
• institution ,
• origination ,
• creation ,
• innovation ,
• introduction ,
• instauration

) 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" ;

5. (

• Creation ,

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

6. (

• universe ,
• existence ,
• creation ,
• world ,
• cosmos ,
• macrocosm

) everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" ;