| 单词 | catastrophism |
| 释义 | Word Frequency catastrophism(kəˈtæstrəˌfɪzəm) noun 1. an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes 2. Also called: neo-catastrophism a modern doctrine that the gradual evolutionary processes shaping the earth have been supplemented in the past by the effects of huge natural catastrophes Compare uniformitarianism, gradualism (sense 2) Derived forms catastrophist (caˈtastrophist) noun |
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