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Ptolemaism

Ptolemaism noun: the geocentric Ptolemaic system of astronomy.

Noun

Ptolemaism (uncountable)

  1. The geocentric Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
  2. (broadly) Any belief system or model that gives undue importance to the observer.

Questions about Ptolemaism

What does Ptolemaism mean?
Ptolemaism means the geocentric Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
What part of speech is Ptolemaism?
Ptolemaism is a noun.

Words near Ptolemaism in the dictionary

  1. Ptolemaic comma
  2. Ptolemaic system
  3. Ptolemaical
  4. Ptolemaida
  5. Ptolemais
  6. Ptolemaism
  7. Ptolemaist
  8. Ptolemaists
  9. Ptolemean
  10. Ptolemian
  11. Ptolemies

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