katastrofizm

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English catastrophism, French catastrophisme, German Katastrophismus. By surface analysis, katastrofa ‎ -izm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.tasˈtrɔ.fizm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔfizm
• Syllabification: ka‧tas‧tro‧fizm

Noun

katastrofizm m inan

1. (geology) catastrophism (doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust)
2. (biology) catastrophism (doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the Earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms)
3. (literature, philosophy) catastrophism (pessimistic attitude to life based on the conviction of the inevitability of the destruction of the modern world)

Declension

Declension of katastrofizm

	singular
nominative	katastrofizm
genitive	katastrofizmu
dative	katastrofizmowi
accusative	katastrofizm
instrumental	katastrofizmem
locative	katastrofizmie
vocative	katastrofizmie

Related terms

adjective

• katastrofistyczny

 

nouns

• katastrofista
• katastrofistka

 

Further reading

• katastrofizm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• katastrofizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN