environmentalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
  2. A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

environmentalism environmentalisms

Etymology

From environmental + -ism.

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