Evolutionism

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  • noun. A theory of biological evolution, especially that formulated by Charles Darwin.
  • noun. Advocacy of or belief in biological evolution.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The metaphysical or the biological doctrine of evolution or development.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See evolution, 6 and 7.
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  • noun. Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
  • noun. The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism).
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  • noun. (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
    • Word Usage
    "Darwin's evolutionism is only part of a radical scientific vision stretching from the first cosmic explosion to the most refined aspects of human taste and feeling."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    scientific theory  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Darwinism  Lamarckism  punctuated equilibrium  theory of punctuated equilibrium  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    andsociety  animism  bugling  concurrency  discarding  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Darwinism  heckelism  lamarkism  
    variant
    evolution  
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