biologism
English
Noun
biologism (usually uncountable, plural biologisms)
- The use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior. [from 20th c.]
- 1988, Angela Carter, ‘Eric Rhode: On Birth and Madness’, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage 2013, p. 95:
- But Sophocles and Rhode are both very much concerned with crude biologism vis-à-vis the Oedipal situation.
- 1988, Angela Carter, ‘Eric Rhode: On Birth and Madness’, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage 2013, p. 95:
See also
References
- biologism, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. File retrieved Nov. 11. 2007.
Romanian
Etymology
From French biologisme.
Declension
declension of biologism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) biologism | biologismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) biologism | biologismului |
| vocative | biologismule | |
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