creation

See also: création and créâtion

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈeɪʃən/
IPA^(key): [kɹiˈʲeɪʃɘn]
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.

the creation of passwords is done by a computer.
(uncountable) All which exists.
Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.

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Translations

something created such as an invention or artwork

Armenian: երկ (hy) (erk), ստեղծագործություն (hy) (steġcagorcutʻyun), գործ (hy) (gorc)
Asturian: creación f
Belarusian: тварэ́нне n (tvarénnje), стварэ́нне n (stvarénnje)
Bengali: তৈরী (tōiri)
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
Estonian: loome, looming (et)
Finnish: luomus (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Erfindung (de) f, Werk (de) n, Kreation (de) f, Schöpfung (de) f, Gebilde (de) n
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 f (gaskafts)
Greek: δημιούργημα (el) n (dimioúrgima), δημιουργία (el) f (dimiourgía)
Ancient: κτίσις f (ktísis)
Haitian Creole: kreyasyon
Hebrew: יְצִירָה (he) f (yetsirá)
Hindi: सृष्टि (hi) f (sŕṣṭi)
Hungarian: alkotás (hu), mű (hu), teremtmény (hu)
Ilocano: parsua
Indonesian: ciptaan (id)
Italian: creazione (it) f
Japanese: 創作物 (そうさくぶつ, sōsakubutsu)
Kapampangan: pamilalang
Korean: 창작품(創作品) (ko) (changjakpum)
Lithuanian: kūrinys m
Macedonian: творба f (tvorba)
Malay: ciptaan (ms)
Maranao: inaden
Middle English: schaft
Norman: créâtion f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kreasjon m

Nynorsk: kreasjon m
Old English: ġesċeaft f or n, ġesċæft f or n, ġesċeft f or n
Plautdietsch: Schepfunk f
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:
Roman: tvorevina (sh) f, stvorevina f, tvorba (sh) f
Slovak: výtvor m
Slovene: stvaritev (sl) f
Spanish: creación (es) f
Swahili: kiumbe (sw)
Swedish: skapelse (sv) c
Tagalog: likha (tl)
Turkish: yaratı (tr), yaratım (tr), kreasyon (tr)
Ukrainian: творі́ння n (tvorínnja), тво́рення n (tvórennja)

act of creation

Arabic: اِبْتِكَار m (ibtikār), خَلْق (ar) m (ḵalq)
Armenian: ստեղծագործում (hy) (steġcagorcum), ստեղծագործություն (hy) (steġcagorcutʻyun), ստեղծում (hy) (steġcum)
Asturian: creación f
Belarusian: тварэ́нне n (tvarénnje)
Bulgarian: създава́не (bg) n (sǎzdaváne), сътворе́ние (bg) n (sǎtvorénie)
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Cebuano: buhat
Chinese:
Mandarin: 創作／创作 (zh) (chuàngzuò), 創造／创造 (zh) (chuàngzào)
Czech: tvoření n, vytvoření (cs) n, vytváření (cs) n, tvorba (cs) f, kreace f
Danish: skabelse c
Dutch: creatie (nl) f, schepping (nl) f
Esperanto: kreado
Estonian: loome, loomine
Finnish: luominen (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Kreation (de) f, Schöpfung (de) f, Erstellung (de) f, Schaffung (de) f, Schaffen (de) n, Erschaffung (de) f, Erschaffen n, Kreierung f, Kreieren n
Greek: δημιουργία (el) f (dimiourgía)
Ancient Greek: κτίσις f (ktísis)
Haitian Creole: kreyasyon
Hebrew: יְצִירָה (he) f (yetsirá)
Hungarian: alkotás (hu), teremtés (hu)
Ilocano: parsua
Indonesian: penciptaan (id)
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(創造) (ko) (changjo), 창작(創作) (ko) (changjak)
Lithuanian: kūryba f
Macedonian: создавање n (sozdavanje), творба f (tvorba)
Malay: penciptaan (ms)
Maori: hanganga, waihanganga, whaihanganga
Norman: créâtion f
Old English: ġesceaft
Persian: آفَرینِش (fa) (âfarineš)
Plautdietsch: Schepfunk f
Polish: tworzenie (pl) n, kreacja (pl) f
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:
Roman: stvaranje (sh) n, tvaranje n
Slovak: stvorenie n, vytvorenie n, tvorba f, kreácia f (literary)
Slovene: ustvarjanje n, stvarjenje (sl) n
Swahili: uumbaji
Swedish: skapande (sv) n
Tagalog: likha (tl)
Tajik: офариниш (tg) (ofariniš)
Turkish: yaratma (tr), yaratış (tr)
Ukrainian: тво́рення n (tvórennja), творі́ння n (tvorínnja), ство́рення n (stvórennja)

(Biblical) all which exists

Arabic: خَلْق (ar) m (ḵalq)
Asturian: creación f
Belarusian: светабудо́ва f (svjetabudóva), стварэ́нне n (stvarénnje)
Bengali: মখলুকাত (mokhlukat)
Bulgarian: сътворе́ние (bg) n (sǎtvorénie), творе́ние (bg) n (tvorénie)
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 萬物／万物 (zh) (wànwù)
Czech: stvoření (cs) n
Danish: skabelse n, skabning c
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: בְּרִיאָה f (bri'á)
Hungarian: teremtés (hu)
Italian: creazione (it) f, creato (it) m
Japanese: 万物 (ja) (ばんぶつ, banbutsu)
Korean: 만물(萬物) (ko) (manmul)
Lithuanian: kūriniai m pl
Malay: kejadian (ms)
Maori: orokohanga (mi)
Middle English: schaft
Norman: créâtion f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: skapning m
Old English: ġesceaft
Polish: stworzenie (pl) n
Portuguese: criação (pt) f
Romanian: creare (ro) f
Russian: мирозда́ние (ru) n (mirozdánije), творе́ние (ru) n (tvorénije), сотворе́ние (ru) n (sotvorénije)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: mirozdanje, stvaranje (sh), tvorba (sh)
Slovak: stvorenie n
Slovene: stvarstvo (sl) n
Spanish: creación (es) f
Swedish: skapelse (sv) c
Tagalog: sangkalikhaan
Ukrainian: світобудо́ва f (svitobudóva), ство́рення n (stvórennja)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

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

Anagrams

actioner, actorine, anoretic, anticore, reaction, reäction

Interlingua

Noun

creation (plural creationes)

creation

Middle English

Noun

creation

Alternative form of creacion