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terrestrialism en · NOUN

Etymology

From terrestrial + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The practice of being terrestrial, typically of amphibians in a dry climate
2. (uncountable) The quality of belonging to the earth.
   • It is the Terrestrialism of the African (Yoruba) world-view that established its identity and distinguishes it from western rationalism. Terrestrialism locates man in a cosmic totality, presenting a unified sensibility, where his earth-boundedness is indispensable from the entire cosmic phenomenon. 1994, Homi K. Bhabha, The Location of Culture:

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