Associations to the word «Catastrophism»

Wiktionary

CATASTROPHISM, noun. (geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.