decreation

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A process that undoes what was created, often a spiritual return to nothing

noun
/ˌdiːkriˈeɪʃən/

Formal

: decreación

In her writings, she frequently refers to decreation as a necessary step in personal transformation.

Examples

The artist's latest exhibition explores the theme of decreation by depicting a world unraveling.
In the Akedah story, the creation approaches decreation once more.

Academic text (1996)
Many philosophers discuss the concept of decreation as a way to understand the loss of meaning in modern life.

Synonyms

undoing

vsdecreation

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An action that reverses the effect of a previous action

focuses specifically on reversing creation within spiritual or philosophical thought

Surface Forms

decreation singular

decreations plural

Morphology

decreation = creation (semi-transparent) = de + create + ion

The connection to 'creation' is clear and suggests reversal or undoing, but the spiritual or philosophical sense is more specialized than a fully routine everyday formation.

Etymology

Decreation is made of the part de- meaning 'remove' or 'reverse' and creation from create meaning 'to make'. So, decreation means 'unmaking' or the process of undoing what was made, often used for spiritual or philosophical ideas about returning to nothingness.