Polygenism
//pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair. uncountable
"2003: Such pigmental indelibility spelt polygenism for some: blacks formed a distinct species altogether, a separate creation. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 248)"
Example
More examples"2003: Such pigmental indelibility spelt polygenism for some: blacks formed a distinct species altogether, a separate creation. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 248)"
Etymology
From poly- + genism?
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