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ecocentrism

ecocentrism noun: a nature-centred, as opposed to human-centred, value system.

Noun

ecocentrism (uncountable)

  1. (political philosophy) A nature-centred, as opposed to human-centred, value system.

ecocentrism meaning in Tamil

ecocentrism in Tamil

சூழல் சாரியம்

Origin of ecocentrism

From eco- + -centrism. The ecocentric ethic was conceived by Aldo Leopold.

Questions about ecocentrism

What does ecocentrism mean?
Ecocentrism means a nature-centred, as opposed to human-centred, value system.
What is ecocentrism in Tamil?
Ecocentrism in Tamil is சூழல் சாரியம். See Ecocentrism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ecocentrism?
Ecocentrism is a noun.

Words near ecocentrism in the dictionary

  1. ecocatastrophic
  2. ecocentre
  3. ecocentres
  4. ecocentric
  5. ecocentrical
  6. ecocentrism
  7. ecocentrist
  8. ecocentrists
  9. ecochemistry
  10. ecocidal
  11. ecocide

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ecocentrism (page history and authors); ecocentrism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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