terrestrialism

English

Etymology

terrestrial +‎ -ism

Noun

terrestrialism (uncountable)

1. (biology) The practice of being terrestrial, typically of amphibians in a dry climate
2. The quality of belonging to the earth.
   • 1994, Homi K. Bhabha, The Location of Culture:

     It is the Terrestrialism of the African (Yoruba) world-view that established its identity and distinguishes it from western rationalism. Terrestrialism locates man in a cosmic totality, presenting a unified sensibility, where his earth-boundedness is indispensable from the entire cosmic phenomenon.

Related terms

• terrestrialist