Ptolemaismn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒləˈmeɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌtɑləˈmeɪɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ptolemaic adj.¹, -ism suffix.

Etymology: < ptolema- (in Ptolemaic adj.¹, Ptolemaic n.) + -ism suffix. Compare earlier Ptolemaist n.

History of Science.

Belief in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.In quot. 2004 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > [noun] > system of astronomy > specific

Newtonianism1814

Ptolemaism?1832

nebular hypothesis1833

nebular theory1846

Copernicanism1858

nebulous theory1860

nebula hypothesis1892

Velikovskyism1972

Velikovskianism1978

?1832 R. W. Emerson Jrnl. 26 May (1909) 490 Calvinism suited Ptolemaism. The irresistible effect of Copernican Astronomy has been to make the great scheme for the Salvation of man absolutely incredible.

1874 D. Masson Life Milton (1877) I. 48 The Ptolemaism of Milton's astronomical scheme.

1981 J. Agassi Sci. & Society xv. 201 The recent controversy concerning the fact that in his academic capacity Galileo taught not Copernicanism but Ptolemaism.

2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 7 Sept. a23 It's one of our endearing qualities, this ebullient national self-centeredness... President Bush gave a moving evocation of this American Ptolemaism in his acceptance speech last week.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ptolemaism
释义	Ptolemaismn. Brit. /ˌtɒləˈmeɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌtɑləˈmeɪɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ptolemaic adj.¹, -ism suffix. Etymology: < ptolema- (in Ptolemaic adj.¹, Ptolemaic n.) + -ism suffix. Compare earlier Ptolemaist n. History of Science. Belief in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.In quot. 2004 figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > [noun] > system of astronomy > specific Newtonianism1814 Ptolemaism?1832 nebular hypothesis1833 nebular theory1846 Copernicanism1858 nebulous theory1860 nebula hypothesis1892 Velikovskyism1972 Velikovskianism1978 ?1832 R. W. Emerson Jrnl. 26 May (1909) 490 Calvinism suited Ptolemaism. The irresistible effect of Copernican Astronomy has been to make the great scheme for the Salvation of man absolutely incredible. 1874 D. Masson Life Milton (1877) I. 48 The Ptolemaism of Milton's astronomical scheme. 1981 J. Agassi Sci. & Society xv. 201 The recent controversy concerning the fact that in his academic capacity Galileo taught not Copernicanism but Ptolemaism. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 7 Sept. a23 It's one of our endearing qualities, this ebullient national self-centeredness... President Bush gave a moving evocation of this American Ptolemaism in his acceptance speech last week. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1832
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