catastrophism
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ca·tas·tro·phism
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Definition of catastrophism
: a geological doctrine that changes in the earth's crust have in the past been brought about suddenly by physical forces operating in ways that cannot be observed today — compare uniformitarianism
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Other Words from catastrophism
catastrophist
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