"geocentrism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-geocentrism.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Etymology: geo- + -centrism Etymology templates: {{confix|en|geo|centrism}} geo- + -centrism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} geocentrism (uncountable)
  1. A belief that the Earth is the center of the universe. Tags: uncountable Translations (belief that Earth is the center of the universe): geocentrismus [masculine] (Czech), maakeskisyys (Finnish), géocentrisme (French), geocentrismo (Italian), геоцентризм (geosentrizm) (Kazakh), geocentryzm [masculine] (Polish), геоцентри́зм (geocentrízm) [masculine] (Russian), geocentrismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-geocentrism-en-noun-eXV-jdGs Disambiguation of 'belief that Earth is the center of the universe': 79 21
  2. (informal) The misbelief that the sun revolves around the Earth. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Cosmology
    Sense id: en-geocentrism-en-noun-Fx-4eby0 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 10 90 Disambiguation of Cosmology: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with geo-, English terms suffixed with -centrism, Copernican Revolution, Obsolete scientific theories Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with geo-: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centrism: 11 89 Disambiguation of Copernican Revolution: 3 97 Disambiguation of Obsolete scientific theories: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: platygaeanism

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