Neptunist en · NOUN
Etymology
From Neptune + -ist.
Meanings
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A proponent of Neptunism.
The opposing Neptunists, who counted Goethe among their number, believed that the Earth was originally covered in ocean, and that all rocks originated as deposits on the floors of ancient seas.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptunists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
de Neptunist (proponent) · fr neptuniste (proponent) · es neptunista (proponent)