ENVIRONMENTALISM


Meaning of ENVIRONMENTALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tə-ˌli-zəm, -ˌvī(-ə)r(n)- ]

noun

Date: circa 1922

1. : 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

2. : advocacy of the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment ; especially : the movement to control pollution

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.