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gap creationism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
gap cre-ation-ism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Old Earth creationism which posits that the six days referred to in the Genesis account of creation are literal 24-hour days, but that there was a gap of time between two distinct creations in the first and the second verses of Genesis. The hypothesis states that this explains many scientific observations, including the age of the Earth.

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Usage

Phrases

gap creationist

Synonyms

gap theory restoration creationism ruin-restoration creationism

Questions

What does gap creationism mean?
A type of Old Earth creationism which posits that the six days referred to in the Genesis account of creation are literal 24-hour days, but that there was a gap of time between two distinct creations in the first and the second verses of Genesis. The hypothesis states that this explains many scientific observations, including the age of the Earth.

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