cosmism

noun

cos·​mism

ˈkäzˌmizəm

plural -s

: a philosophy of the cosmos or of cosmic evolution especially as interpreted teleologically by John Fiske

cosmist

-mə̇st

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

cosm- + -ism

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