Terracide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Terracide is a noun meaning The destruction of a planet or of natural ecosystems.
Meaning
The destruction of a planet or of natural ecosystems.
Example Sentences
He hoped for a day when terracide, the death of the planet, was no longer possible, where the grim pendulum of global warming and global dimming was swinging the other way.
The sense of the sacred is presented here as the nucleus of the good and the only force that can bring about the lifestyle changes and power reallocations that are necessary to prevent terracide.
Months earlier the Elders of Chrislam had identified the Reborn saboteurs and handed them over to ASTROPOL, but they had stubbornly refused to defend themselves. There was also another problem: where could one find an unprejudiced jury? Certainly not on Earth, and probably not even on Mars. Moreover, what was a suitable sentence for terracide?
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include terricide, planetcide, urbicide, geocide, ecocide, theriocide.
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