stworzenie

Stworzenie is a Polish noun with two main meanings: the act or process of making something (creation), and the result of that process, i.e., a created thing or a living being (a creature). In everyday language, the sense depends on context, with “stworzyć” serving as the corresponding verb (to create) and “tworzyć” often highlighting the act or process.

Etymology and usage: the noun is derived from the verb stworzyć (to create), itself formed from the root of tworzyć (to form, to shape) with the prefix s-. It is a neuter noun and is used across formal, religious, and literary contexts. In religious and philosophical discourse, “stworzenie” frequently denotes the creation of the world or of beings by a divine agent. For example, phrases like “Stworzenie świata” refer to the creation of the world.

Linguistic notes: besides its theological sense, stworzenie can denote a creature or living being in a broad or poetic sense. In modern technical or scientific language, more specific terms such as “istota” (creature, entity) or “organizm” (organism) are common, but “stworzenie” remains common in literature and religious texts. The term can appear in biblical or mythological narratives, poetry, and discussions of cosmology or anthropology.

See also: stworzyć, tworzenie, istota, pojęcie stworzenia, Genesis.