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Creation vs Building - What's the difference?

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Creation is a related term of building.


As nouns the difference between creation and building

is that creation is creation while building is (uncountable) the act or process of building.

As a verb building is

.

creation

English

Noun

  • (countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
    • I think the manufacturer was so ashamed of its creation that it didn't put its name on it!
  • (uncountable) The act of creating something.
    • The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.
  • (uncountable) All which exists.
    • Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation .

    Derived terms

    * cocreation, co-creation

    Related terms

    * creatability * creatable * creatableness * creational * creationally * creationarily * creationary * creationism * creationist * creationistic * creationistically * creation science * creative * creatively * creativeness * creativity * create * Creator, creator * creatorship * creatress * creatrix * creatural * creaturally * creature * creature comforts * creaturely * creatureliness

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -tion

    building

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) The act or process of building.
  • A closed structure with walls and a roof.
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    Synonyms
    * (act or process of building) construction * (closed structure with walls and a roof) edifice * See also
    Derived terms
    * apartment building * * building blocks * building permit * building society * building trade * office building * outbuilding * shipbuilding * bodybuilding * main building

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    See (build)

    Verb

    (head)