baramin
|ba-ra-min|
/bəˈreɪmɪn/
created kind
Etymology
'baramin' originates from Modern Hebrew elements, specifically 'bara' meaning 'to create' and 'min' meaning 'kind' (or 'type'), combined in creationist literature to denote a 'created kind'.
'baramin' was coined in 20th-century creationist writings (appearing in the mid-1900s) and later gave rise to the related term 'baraminology' for the study of such groups within creationist frameworks.
Initially used to label the idea of a distinct 'created kind,' the term has remained specialized; its usage has broadened within creationist circles to form a quasi-technical term for specific grouping and research approaches.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a taxonomic unit in young-Earth creationist thought, representing a 'created kind'—a group of organisms believed to have been created as a distinct biological kind rather than derived by common descent.
Some creationists use the term 'baramin' to classify organisms they believe share a single created origin.
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Noun 2
informally, a hypothetical grouping used in baraminological research to analyze discontinuities among living organisms.
Researchers in baraminology attempt to identify distinct baramins by comparing morphological and genetic traits.
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