CREATIONISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis

Example:

creationism denies the theory of evolution of species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("creationism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "creationism"):

creation science (an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis)

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