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cosmism

[ koz-miz-uh m ]
/ ˈkɒz mɪz əm /
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noun

the philosophy of cosmic evolution.

Nearby words

  1. cosmic string,
  2. cosmic web,
  3. cosmicality,
  4. cosmid,
  5. cosmine,
  6. cosmo-,
  7. cosmochemistry,
  8. cosmodrome,
  9. cosmogony,
  10. cosmographic

Origin of cosmism

First recorded in 1860–65; cosm- + -ism
Related formscos·mist, noun
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Examples from the Web for cosmism

  • Cosmism, a thoughtful name, which ought to supersede Atheism in the future, neither denies nor affirms the existence of Deity.

    The Limits Of Atheism|George Jacob Holyoake

  • But these are bound up in all philosophies of creation as opposed to cosmism.

    Caesar and Cleopatra|George Bernard Shaw

  • Cosmism says it cannot explain anything beyond, and pauses where its knowledge ends.

    The Limits Of Atheism|George Jacob Holyoake

  • It is not Cosmism which seeks or wishes to disprove this theory.

    The Limits Of Atheism|George Jacob Holyoake