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Copernican
[ koh-pur-ni-kuhn, kuh- ]
adjective
- of or relating to Copernicus or his theories.
- important and radically different; thoroughgoing:
a Copernican revolution in modern art.
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Other Words From
- post-Co·perni·can adjective
- pre-Co·perni·can adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Copernican1
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Example Sentences
EtsyThe original orreries were geocentric models of the solar system, since they predated the Copernican revolution, but this one—like all modern versions—is heliocentric.
These were two of the weightiest arguments that had as yet been presented in favor of the Copernican theory.
Against Galileo, the war against the Copernican theory was concentrated.
He sneered at the work and methods of both Gilbert and Galileo, and rejected the Copernican theory as absurd.
Galileo offered to prove for the Cardinal by astronomical observations that the Copernican Theory was true.
John Wesley declared the Copernican astronomy to be in opposition to Scripture.
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