English Explanatory Dictionary

sozology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization.

Pronunciation

/səʊˈzɒləd͡ʒi/ /soʊˈzɑləd͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-sozology.wav En-us-sozology.oga

Word forms

sozology

Etymology

Partial calque of Polish sozologia + English -ology (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject). Sozologia is derived from Ancient Greek σῴζω (sōízō, “to rescue, save”) + -o- + -logia (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject). The Polish word was coined by Polish geologist and ecologist Walery Goetel in 1965.

Related words

Anthropocene conservation ecocrisis geoengineering

Derived words

sozological
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