ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fossilism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fossilism is a noun meaning The science or state of fossils.

Meaning

The science or state of fossils.

More Meanings

  1. The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
  2. A policy of reliance on fossil fuels.

Example Sentences

Suffice it to say that the recourse to nuclear energy magnifies the problems of fossilism.
April 1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, letter to Mr. Cottle I would be a tolerable Mathematician, I would thoroughly know Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics, and Astronomy, Botany, Metallurgy, Fossilism, Chemistry, Geology, Anatomy, Medicine […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fossilology, fossilogy, fossilologist, fossilogist, zoogeology, phytolithology.

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