Creationism — can also refer to creation myths, or to a concept about the origin of the soul. For the movement in Spanish literature, see Creacionismo. Part of a series on Creationism … Wikipedia
Creationism — • (1) In the widest sense, the doctrine that the material of the universe was created by God out of no pre existing subject (2) Less widely, the doctrine that the various species of living beings were immediately and directly created or produced… … Catholic encyclopedia
creationism — Creationism is the belief that the universe and the creatures within it were were created by God. It has been especially reasserted, among some Protestant groups, in opposition to the theory of evolution. The publication of Charles Darwin s … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Creationism — Cre*a tion*ism ( ?z m), n. The doctrine that a soul is specially created for each human being as soon as it is formed in the womb; opposed to traducianism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creationism — 1847, originally a Christian theological position that God immediately created a soul for each person born; from CREATION (Cf. creation) + ISM (Cf. ism). As a name for the religious reaction to Darwin, opposed to evolution, it is attested from… … Etymology dictionary
creationism — [krē ā′shəniz΄əm] n. Theol. 1. the doctrine that God creates a new soul for every human being born: opposed to TRADUCIANISM 2. the doctrine that ascribes the origin of matter, species, etc. to an act of creation by God, specif. to God s creation… … English World dictionary
Creationism — also referred to as creation theology is the belief that humans, life, the Earth, and the universe were created by a supreme being or deity s supernatural intervention. The intervention may be seen either as an act of creation from nothing (ex… … Mini philosophy glossary
creationism — creationist, n., adj. creationistic, adj. /kree ay sheuh niz euhm/, n. 1. the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed. 2. (sometimes cap.) … Universalium
creationism — This term is used to describe two different views: (1) modern creationism, as a reaction to the theory ofevolution, maintains that the Creation accounts in the Book of Genesis are scientific explanations and so literally true; and (2)… … Glossary of theological terms
creationism — [[t]krie͟ɪʃ(ə)nɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect … English dictionary
