cosmism

[ koz-miz-uh m ]

/ ˈkɒz mɪz əm /

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noun

the philosophy of cosmic evolution.

Nearby words

cosmic rays, cosmic string, cosmic web, cosmid, cosmine, cosmism, cosmo-, cosmochemistry, cosmodrome, cosmogony, cosmography

Origin of cosmism

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

Related forms

cos·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