terrestrialism
nounEtymology From terrestrial + -ism.
1
Biology, Natural sciences The practice of being terrestrial, typically of amphibians in a dry climate
2
The quality of belonging to the earth.
- It is the Terrestrialism of the African (Yoruba) world-view that established its identity and distinguishes it from western rationalism. Terrestrialism locates man in a cosmic totality, presenting a unified sensibility, where his earth-boundedness is indispensable from the entire cosmic phenomenon.1994, Homi K. Bhabha, The Location of Culture:
- Related terms
- terrestrialist