cosmism

American  

[koz-miz-uhm] / ˈkɒz mɪz əm /

noun

1. the philosophy of cosmic evolution.

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Other Word Forms

• cosmist noun

Etymology

Origin of cosmism

First recorded in 1860–65; cosm- + -ism

Example Sentences

The acronym stands for "transhumanism, extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism and longtermism."

From Salon

A. Our first one focused on the philosophical movement of Russian Cosmism, something quite unknown and that we thought could have a big audience.

From New York Times

It will be built upon a scientific and religious cosmism.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides the term Secularism, there was another term which seemed to promise also distinctiveness of meaning—namely, Cosmism, under which adherents would have taken the designation of Cosmists.

From Project Gutenberg

There are two Atheisms in literature—the ancient one of mere negation; and the affirmative form, whose relevant name is Cosmism, and of which Humboldt, in his 'Cosmos,' is a great illustrator, and Comte, in his 'Positive Philosophy,' an expounder.

From Project Gutenberg