Foundation vs. Creation

Foundation vs. Creation — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Foundation and Creation

Foundationnoun

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

Creationnoun

(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!

Foundationnoun

That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.

Creationnoun

(uncountable) The act of creating something.

The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.

Foundationnoun

(figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.

Creationnoun

(uncountable) All which exists.

Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.
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Foundationnoun

(card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.

Creationnoun

the human act of creating

Foundationnoun

(architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

The foundations of this construction have been laid out.

Creationnoun

an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

Foundationnoun

A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.

Creationnoun

the event that occurred at the beginning of something;

from its creation the plan was doomed to failure
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Foundationnoun

That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

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Creationnoun

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

she looked forward to her initiation as an adultthe foundation of a new scientific societyhe regards the fork as a modern introduction

Foundationnoun

(cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.

Creationnoun

(theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence

Foundationnoun

A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.

Creationnoun

everything that exists anywhere;

they study the evolution of the universethe biggest tree in existence

Foundationnoun

the basis on which something is grounded;

there is little foundation for his objections

Foundationnoun

an institution supported by an endowment

Foundationnoun

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;

the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture

Foundationnoun

lowest support of a structure;

it was built on a base of solid rockhe stood at the foot of the tower

Foundationnoun

education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge;

he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced studya good grounding in mathematics

Foundationnoun

a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

Foundationnoun

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

she looked forward to her initiation as an adultthe foundation of a new scientific societyhe regards the fork as a modern introduction