- the human act of creating
- an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something;
"from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
- 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"
- (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
- everything that exists anywhere;
"they study the evolution of the universe" "the biggest tree in existence"