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catastrophism |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Catastrophism \Ca*tas"tro*phism\, n. (Geol.) The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; -- opposed to the doctrine of {uniformism}.
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