katastrofizm
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Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English catastrophism, French catastrophisme, German Katastrophismus. By surface analysis, katastrofa + -izm.
Pronunciation
Noun
katastrofizm m inan
- (geology) catastrophism (doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust)
- (biology) catastrophism (doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the Earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms)
- (literature, philosophy) catastrophism (pessimistic attitude to life based on the conviction of the inevitability of the destruction of the modern world)
Declension
Declension of katastrofizm
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | katastrofizm |
| genitive | katastrofizmu |
| dative | katastrofizmowi |
| accusative | katastrofizm |
| instrumental | katastrofizmem |
| locative | katastrofizmie |
| vocative | katastrofizmie |
Related terms
adjective
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Further reading
- katastrofizm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- katastrofizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN