environmentalism

Definitions of environmentalism

1. noun

   the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth
   antonyms:

   hereditarianism

   the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth

   type of:

   philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory

   a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
2. noun

   the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction
   type of:

   preservation, saving

   the activity of protecting something from loss or danger