"extinctionism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃ(ə)nɪzəm/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: extinction + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|extinction|ism}} extinction + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} extinctionism (uncountable)
  1. The belief that only the extinction of humanity will lead to the recovery of the Earth's environment. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-extinctionism-en-noun-OhCtvEVG
  2. (video games) The additional challenge, in playing a roguelike game, of killing all creatures to extinction. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-extinctionism-en-noun-RJnAPIIg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 16 84 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: extinctionist, longtermism

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