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environmentalism

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en⋅vi⋅ron⋅men⋅tal⋅ist

  [en-vahy-ruhn-men-tl-ist, -vahy-ern-]
–noun
1. an expert on environmental problems.
2. any person who advocates or works to protect the air, water, animals, plants, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects.
3. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, esp. in moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by environmental factors, as surroundings, upbringing, or experience (opposed to hereditarian ).
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Origin:
1915–20; environmental + -ist

Related forms:
en⋅vi⋅ron⋅men⋅tal⋅ism, noun
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en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism   (ěn-vī'rən-měn'tl-ĭz'əm, -vī'ərn-)   
n.  

  1. Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

  2. The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.

en·vi'ron·men'tal·ist n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism
Pronunciation: -"vI-r&n-'ment-&l-"iz-&m, -"vI(-&)rn-
Function: noun
: a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in the development and especially the cultural and intellectual development of an individual or group

Main Entry: en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
Pronunciation: -&l-&st
Function: noun
1 : an advocate ofenvironmentalism
2 : one concerned about environmental quality especially of the human environment with respect to the control of pollution
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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