heliocentrism

== English == === Alternative forms === heliocentricism === Etymology === Shortened from heliocentricism, from heliocentric +‎ -ism, from Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “sun”) + κέντρον (kéntron, “centre”), equivalent to helio- +‎ -centrism. === Pronunciation === === Noun === heliocentrism (uncountable) (astronomy, history) The theory that the sun is the center of the universe. Synonym: heliocentricity Antonym: geocentrism 1923, Felix Adler, "The Reconstruction of the Spiritual Ideal," American Ethical Union, 68. Geocentrism has been displaced by heliocentrism. Heliocentrism, in turn, the claim of the sun, surrounded by its satellites, to a sovereign place in the heavens, has become ridiculous in the face of the wilderness of suns that people the abysses beyond us. (informal) The phenomenon of the Earth revolving around the Sun. ==== Derived terms ==== geoheliocentrism ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French héliocentrisme. By surface analysis, helio- +‎ -centrism. === Noun === heliocentrism n (uncountable) heliocentrism ==== Declension ====