subcreator
nounEtymology From sub- + creator.
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A created being that also creates.
- Humans are created in the image of a God who creates, and humans are therefore created to be subcreators.2006, Peter J. Leithart, 1 & 2 Kings, page 73:
- Some subcreators appear as characters within the worlds they create; for example, in Henry Darger's book The Story of the Vivian Girls, Darger appears as a character and his book appears as well and is read by other characters in his world.2013, Mark J. P. Wolf, Building Imaginary Worlds: The Theory and History of Subcreation:
- Related terms
- subcreation