"catastrophism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catastrophisms [plural]
Etymology: From catastrophe + -ism, coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|catastrophe|-ism}} catastrophe + -ism, {{coin|en|William Whewell|in=1837|nat=English|nocap=1|occ=polymath}} coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} catastrophism (countable and uncountable, plural catastrophisms)
  1. (geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-catastrophism-en-noun-OQmjlMga Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-catastrophism-en-noun-anJ-0niR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 52 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 53 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 56 28 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-catastrophism-en-noun-OYvhYDQJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neocatastrophism Related terms: catastrophist Coordinate_terms: anastrophism

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