biologism
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
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, published 2013, page 95:
- But Sophocles and Rhode are both very much concerned with crude biologism vis-à-vis the Oedipal situation.
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References edit
- biologism, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. File retrieved Nov. 11. 2007.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French biologisme.
Noun edit
biologism n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of biologism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) biologism | biologismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) biologism | biologismului |
| vocative | biologismule | |