catastrophism
Noun
Meaning
The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; -- opposed to the doctrine of uniformism.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
flood geology
global deluge geology
noah's flood geology
rapid geology
cataclysmic geology
catastrophic deposition
catastrophic earth history
catastrophic erosion theory
catastrophic geology
catastrophic plate tectonics
catastrophic sedimentation
catastrophic stratigraphy
deluge geology
flood sedimentation theory
flood-based geology
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Catastrophism was favoured in England as supporting the biblical flood, but this was found to be untenable and by 1850 all geologists and most Evangelical Christians had adopted various forms of old Earth creationism.