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cosmicism

cosmicism noun: the literary philosophy developed by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft, stating that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the universe, and that humans are particularly insignificant in the larger scheme of intergalactic existence.

Noun

cosmicism (uncountable)

  1. The literary philosophy developed by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft, stating that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the universe, and that humans are particularly insignificant in the larger scheme of intergalactic existence.
  2. The scientific study of the cosmos.

Origin of cosmicism

From cosmic + -ism.

Questions about cosmicism

What does cosmicism mean?
Cosmicism means the literary philosophy developed by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft, stating that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the universe, and that humans are particularly insignificant in the larger scheme of intergalactic existence.
What part of speech is cosmicism?
Cosmicism is a noun.

Words near cosmicism in the dictionary

  1. cosmic year
  2. cosmic years
  3. cosmical
  4. cosmicality
  5. cosmically
  6. cosmicism
  7. cosmicist
  8. cosmicity
  9. cosmicization
  10. cosmicize
  11. cosmicized

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