evolutionism

Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.

Noun

  1. Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
  2. The belief in the universal presence of evolution.
  3. The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism).

Origin

Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English evolutionism From evolution + -ism.

Forms

evolutionisms

Related

evolutionist evolutionistic evolutionistically

Derived

antievolutionism creationary evolutionism cultural evolutionism deistic evolutionism neoevolutionism social evolutionism sociocultural evolutionism theistic evolutionism