geocide
Syllables: ge·o·cideUK/ˈd͡ʒiːəʊsaɪd/
geocide noun: the destruction of the earth, its ecosystems, or some part thereof, due to human activity.
Noun
geocide (uncountable)
- The destruction of the earth, its ecosystems, or some part thereof, due to human activity.
- [T]here is the inability of the Christian world to respond in any effective way to the destruction of the planet. […] There is this terrible lack of concern for biocide or geocide. We have no moral principles to deal with them. […] Somehow, when I was quite young, I saw the beginning of biocide and...1991, Thomas Berry; Thomas Clarke; Stephen Dunn and Anne Lonergan, editors, Befriending the Earth: A Theology of Reconciliation between Humans and the Earth, Mystic, Conn.: Twenty-Third Publications...
- [D]estruction of any species or the serious impairment of any part of the global environment should be seen as geocide, which deprives humans of their right to a healthy environment.1993 fall, Lynn Berat, “Defending the Right to a Healthy Environment: Toward a Crime of Geocide in International Law”, in Boston University International Law Journal, volume 11, Boston, Mass.: Boston...
- Synonyms:
- ecocide
Examples of geocide in a sentence
- [T]here is the inability of the Christian world to respond in any effective way to the destruction of the planet. […] There is this terrible lack of concern for biocide or geocide.1991, Thomas Berry; Thomas Clarke; Stephen Dunn and Anne Lonergan, editors, Befriending the Earth: A Theology of Reconciliation between...
- Two common terms used to characterize injuries to the environment include “geocide” and “ecocide,” terms particularly applicable to rain forest damage because it is irreparable.1997, Virginia Journal of International Law, volume 38, page 377:
Synonyms of geocide
Origin of geocide
From geo- + -cide.
Words formed from geocide
Questions about geocide
- What does geocide mean?
- Geocide means the destruction of the earth, its ecosystems, or some part thereof, due to human activity.
- How do you use geocide in a sentence?
- [T]here is the inability of the Christian world to respond in any effective way to the destruction of the planet. […] There is this terrible lack of concern for biocide or geocide.
- What part of speech is geocide?
- Geocide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce geocide?
- Geocide is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiːəʊsaɪd/ (UK).
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