Associations to the word «Environmentalism»

ENVIRONMENTALISM, noun. (medicine) (social sciences) A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.

ENVIRONMENTALISM, noun. A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.

ENVIRONMENTALISM, noun. The philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth.

ENVIRONMENTALISM, noun. The activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction.