Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to creation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to creation.

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  • adjective of, or pertaining to creation

Etymologies

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creation +‎ -al

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Examples

  • The study shows that role distinctions in the Bible are not cultural, but creational, that is to say, they have been established by God at creation to ensure unity and harmony in the home.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows Afryea 2010

  • I think using this kind of creational pattern makes the application not scalable as the same instance will be shared among all the concurrent users.

    ASP.NET Forums SriramSurapureddy 2010

  • In totally prohibiting a district court judge from exercising any discretion to facilitate exercise of the constitutional rights of public access by means of Internet or other electronic broadcasting of open-court sessions in civil cases, does the ruling below impermissibly restrict the judicial power vested in federal district court judges by the Constitution and creational statutes?

    RIAA v Tenenbaum webcasting: redux? 2009

  • They school the children and free the missionaries to do their work but it also means the children are separated for long periods from their parents often leading to depression and other issues, and some have argued that sending children away is a denial of a creational mandate.

    The Chinese are Coming 2008

  • However, when the scripures used the standard creational phrases like "you laid foundation of the world" or "heavens are the work of your hands" readers were obviously thinking about Godhead - especially if those expressions are attributed to "the Lord" or to "God".

    HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

  • For the creator holds a special spot in his heart for the people that look after and take care of his creational animal spirits.

    Is simples. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

  • In totally prohibiting a district court judge from exercising any discretion to facilitate exercise of the constitutional rights of public access by means of Internet or other electronic broadcasting of open-court sessions in civil cases, does the ruling below impermissibly restrict the judicial power vested in federal district court judges by the Constitution and creational statutes?

    RIAA v Tenenbaum webcasting: redux? 2009

  • It is a kind of travel that is not just recreational, but "re-creational," where the focus is on personal growth and sacred experiences.

    Tabby Biddle: Transformational Travel 2009

  • "Face-to-Face" incorporates the power of many women in a collaborative co-creational dynamic by a direct link for customers with these women survivors of war through Women for Women International (www. womenforwomen.org).

    Nancy Northrop: Face-To-Face: How Women Can Make A Difference 2008

  • “As I was dozing off last night,” Penny Dunham, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, wrote, “I realized that I was engaged in a rest-creational activity.”

    Word Fugitives 2006

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