creació

Creació is a feminine Catalan noun meaning creation: the act of bringing something into existence or the result of that act. It is used to refer to artistic, intellectual, or technical acts of invention, as well as to natural or cosmic processes of origin. In religious or philosophical contexts, it is also employed to describe the act by which the world or a universe is brought into being, for example “la creació del món.”

Etymology and form: creació derives from Latin creare, through Old Catalan formations that added the suffix -ació to form abstract nouns. The standard spelling is creació, with an accent on the final syllable to indicate the stress pattern typical of many Catalan nouns ending in -ció or -ació. The plural form is creacions. The word is related to Spanish creación, French création, Portuguese criação, and Italian creazione.

Usage and scope: creació appears across disciplines and registers. In everyday language it can denote any act of making or designing something new, as in “la creació artística” or “la creació literària.” In the arts, philosophy, theology, and cultural discourse, it often carries connotations of originality and imaginative process, distinguishing between the act of creating and the finished product. The term is commonly paired with adjectives such as artística, conceptual, or científica to specify the domain of creation.

Related terms include creativitat (creativity), inventió (invention), i producció (production). The concept can also be contrasted with desenvolupament (development) when discussing stages from idea to realization.