Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The undoing of an act of creation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Destruction; -- opposed to
creation .
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- noun
destruction
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now, methinks, as they that set up for burgesses, cut a dash, and have rare sport, why might not their servants have a little decreation?
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The chemistry of life is about molecules and atoms in dynamic formation and decreation.
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The chemistry of life is about molecules and atoms in dynamic formation and decreation.
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The chemistry of life is about molecules and atoms in dynamic formation and decreation.
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The word “decreation” is Weil’s term for the process of moving toward a love so unadulterated that it makes you leave yourself behind.
Losing Religion and Finding Ecstasy in Houston Condé Nast 2019
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But this central idea of “unselfing” or “decreation” is perhaps most reminiscent of Eastern traditions like Buddhism, which has long emphasized the importance of relinquishing our ego and training our attention so we can perceive and respond to others’ needs.
It’s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder. Sigal Samuel 2021
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She called this process “decreation,” and explained: “Attention consists of suspending our thought, leaving it detached, empty ... ready to receive in its naked truth the object that is to penetrate it.”
It’s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder. Sigal Samuel 2021
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