catastrophism

Meaning

Noun

  • The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
  • The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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