monogenism

noun

mo·​nog·​e·​nism

məˈnäjəˌnizəm

plural -s

: the doctrine or belief that all human races have descended from a single created pair or from a common ancestral type compare polygenism

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary mon- + -gen + -ism

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