Pre-creation

noun
1.
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
2.
the fact of being created.
3.
something that is or has been created.
4.
the Creation, the original bringing into existence of the universe by God.
5.
the world; universe.
6.
creatures collectively.
7.
an original product of the mind, especially an imaginative artistic work:
the creations of a poetic genius.
8.
a specially designed dress, hat, or other article of women’s clothing, usually distinguished by imaginative or unique styling:
the newest Paris creations.
noun
1.
the act or process of creating
2.
the fact of being created or produced
3.
something that has been brought into existence or created, esp a product of human intelligence or imagination
4.
the whole universe, including the world and all the things in it
5.
an unusual or striking garment or hat
noun (theol)
1.
the Creation, God’s act of bringing the universe into being
2.
the universe as thus brought into being by God

Creation definition

God’s creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis, commencing in this way: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light’: and there was light.” According to this account, the Creation took six days, with God creating Adam and Eve on the sixth day and resting on the seventh day. Genesis also gives another account of the Creation, in which God makes Adam out of clay, prepares the Garden of Eden for him, and then fashions Eve out of Adam’s rib.

“In the beginning” God created, i.e., called into being, all things out of nothing. This creative act on the part of God was absolutely free, and for infinitely wise reasons. The cause of all things exists only in the will of God. The work of creation is attributed (1) to the Godhead (Gen. 1:1, 26); (2) to the Father (1 Cor. 8:6); (3) to the Son (John 1:3; Col. 1:16, 17); (4) to the Holy Spirit (Gen. 1:2; Job 26:13; Ps. 104:30). The fact that he is the Creator distinguishes Jehovah as the true God (Isa. 37:16; 40:12, 13; 54:5; Ps. 96:5; Jer. 10:11, 12). The one great end in the work of creation is the manifestation of the glory of the Creator (Col. 1:16; Rev. 4:11; Rom. 11:36). God’s works, equally with God’s word, are a revelation from him; and between the teachings of the one and those of the other, when rightly understood, there can be no contradiction. Traditions of the creation, disfigured by corruptions, are found among the records of ancient Eastern nations. (See ACCAD.) A peculiar interest belongs to the traditions of the Accadians, the primitive inhabitants of the plains of Lower Mesopotamia. These within the last few years have been brought to light in the tablets and cylinders which have been rescued from the long-buried palaces and temples of Assyria. They bear a remarkable resemblance to the record of Genesis.