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exemptionalism

exemptionalism noun: the belief that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is unimportant because humans are "exempt" from environmental forces and capable of adapting via cultural change.

Noun

exemptionalism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is unimportant because humans are "exempt" from environmental forces and capable of adapting via cultural change.

Origin of exemptionalism

From exemptional + -ism.

Questions about exemptionalism

What does exemptionalism mean?
Exemptionalism means the belief that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is unimportant because humans are "exempt" from environmental forces and capable of adapting via cultural change.
What part of speech is exemptionalism?
Exemptionalism is a noun.

Words near exemptionalism in the dictionary

  1. exemptee
  2. exemptible
  3. exempting
  4. exemption
  5. exemptional
  6. exemptionalism
  7. exemptionalist
  8. exemptionalists
  9. exemptions
  10. exemptive
  11. exempts

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