catastrophism

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
catastrophism/kəˈtastrəfɪz(ə)m/

▶noun Geology the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events. Often contrasted with uniformitarianism.

– derivatives
catastrophist noun & adjective.

'catastrophism' also found in these Oxford entries:

uniformitarianism

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