NOUN | cognition | environmentalism | the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth |
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act | environmentalism | the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction |
Sounds | ehnvay'rahnmeh.nahlih.zahm; ehnvay'rahnmeh.ntahlih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | The philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth. | |
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Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
Opposite | hereditarianism | The philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth |
Spanish | ambientalismo |
Meaning | The activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction. | |
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Broader | preservation, saving | The activity of protecting something from loss or danger |
Spanish | ambientalismo, ecologismo | |
Nouns | environmentalist | someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution |
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