environmentalism

Meanings

Plural: environmentalisms

Noun

• the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth
• the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction
• A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
• A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.

Antonyms

hereditarianism

Related Words

antienvironmentalism, enviro-, environment, environmental, environmentalist