Peakism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The belief that the world has reached peak oil. uncountable
"Specifically, peakism is marked by many of the same characteristics of recognized ideologies, including internal coherence, intellectual abstractness, specificity, sophistication, dogmatism, and affective investment."
Example
More examples"Specifically, peakism is marked by many of the same characteristics of recognized ideologies, including internal coherence, intellectual abstractness, specificity, sophistication, dogmatism, and affective investment."
Etymology
From peak + -ism, where "peak" refers to peak oil.
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