1. The human act of creating
   "The workshop encouraged creation through various artistic exercises";
   - creative activity
    
2. The act of starting or introducing something new
   "The creation of the new department took months";
   - initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, innovation, introduction, instauration, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
    
3. An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
   "The artist's latest creation was a stunning sculpture made from recycled materials"
    
4. The event that occurred at the beginning of something
   "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure";
   - conception
    
5. Everything that exists anywhere
   "they study the evolution of the creation";
   - universe, existence, world, cosmos, macrocosm

1. (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
   - Genesis creation narrative

Derived forms: creations

Type of: activity, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], beginning, commencement, natural object, start

Encyclopedia: Creation, Six Days of