catastrophism
nounEtymology
From catastrophe + -ism, coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837.
- derived from καταστροφή
Definitions
The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main…
The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge…
The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
- A therapeutic programme based on pain education showed significant improvements regarding pain intensity, disability, catastrophism, depression, anxiety and health, with few positive results on anguish and cognition.
- However, we did not obtain significant relationships with pain catastrophizing. […] On the contrary, catastrophism is measured in a general context, with no motivational context, and without related situations where goals can compete.
The neighborhood
- neighborcatastrophist
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for catastrophism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA