elementalism

noun — 2 senses

elementalism

noun

Etymology From elemental + -ism.

1

Synonym of elementarism (“the view that things are constructed from simpler elements”).

2

The theory that the heathen gods originated in the personification of elemental powers

Related terms
elementalist, elementalistic

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