ALL meanings of catastrophism
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C c - noun catastrophism 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 3
- noun 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 3
- noun catastrophism the former theory that geologic changes are caused in general by sudden upheavals rather than gradually 3
- noun catastrophism an outlook envisioning imminent catastrophe 3
- noun catastrophism the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes. 1
- noun catastrophism The theory that changes in the earth’s crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events. 1
- noun catastrophism (geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust. 0