environmentalism

English Thesaurus

1. the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction (noun.act)

hypernym	:	preservation, saving,
definition	:	the activity of protecting something from loss or danger (noun.act)

2. the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory,
definition	:	a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy (noun.cognition)

3. the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction (noun.act)

derivation	:	conservationist, environmentalist,
definition	:	someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution (noun.person)

4. the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	hereditarianism,
definition	:	the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth (noun.cognition)

5. the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction (noun.act)

derivation	:	conservationist, environmentalist,
definition	:	someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution (noun.person)

6. the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	hereditarianism,
definition	:	the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth (noun.cognition)