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Velikovskyism

Velikovskyism noun: a pseudohistorical interpretation of ancient history and mythology as shaped by catastrophic cosmic events.

Noun

Velikovskyism (uncountable)

  1. A pseudohistorical interpretation of ancient history and mythology as shaped by catastrophic cosmic events.
    • I had read Martin Gardner's polemics against pseudosciences like Scientology and Velikovskyism, and I was on the lookout for more.2018, David Auerbach, Bitwise: A Life in Code, Vintage, →ISBN

Origin of Velikovskyism

From Velikovsky + -ism, named after Russian-American psychoanalyst Immanuel Velikovsky (1895–1979).

Questions about Velikovskyism

What does Velikovskyism mean?
Velikovskyism means a pseudohistorical interpretation of ancient history and mythology as shaped by catastrophic cosmic events.
What part of speech is Velikovskyism?
Velikovskyism is a noun.

Words near Velikovskyism in the dictionary

  1. Veliko Trojstvo
  2. Veliko Tărnovo
  3. Velikovskian
  4. Velikovsky
  5. Velikovskyan
  6. Velikovskyism
  7. Veliky Novgorod
  8. Velim
  9. velimentous
  10. Velimir
  11. veliparib

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