subcreator

Etymology

From sub- + creator.

Why this word is great

SUBCREATOR — [Noun] A created being that also creates. From sub- ("under, secondary") + creator ("one who makes"), it is the word for those who fashion worlds within worlds. Unlike "creator" (which implies an originator of existence) or "imitator" (which suggests mere replication), a subcreator weaves new threads into an already-loomed tapestry. It is the novelist conjuring lives from ink, the gardener coaxing order from wild soil, or the child building a kingdom from sticks and stones—each act a small defiance against the tyranny of the given, a whisper of divinity in borrowed clay.

noun

  1. 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.”