environmentalism

== English == === Etymology === From environmental +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === === Noun === environmentalism (countable and uncountable, plural environmentalisms) (medicine, social sciences) A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:environmentalism. (politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity. ==== Hyponyms ==== (politics): ecocapitalism ecosocialism ==== Related terms ==== antienvironmentalism enviro- environment environmental environmentalist ==== Translations ====