evolutionism

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Lately, this view, "cultural evolutionism," has been revived and given a new vocabulary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Darwin's Origin of Species appeared in 1859, and marked another step in Spencer's evolutionism.

From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)

The context shows that "uniformitarianism" here means that doctrine, as limited in application by Hutton and Lyell, and that what I mean by "evolutionism" is consistent and thoroughgoing uniformitarianism.

From Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions by Huxley, Thomas H.

Delk, a prominent member of the General Synod, has been an ardent advocate of modern rationalism and evolutionism.

From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

The evolutionary conception of life is the foundation of that philosophy, which, however, has little or nothing in common with the materialistic and dogmatic evolutionism of the last century.

From Mr. Faust by Ficke, Arthur Davison