Spermism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The belief, held by spermists, that the male sperm holds the whole germ of the future animal. uncountable
"It is tempting to dismiss spermism as a quaint curiosity in the history of ideas, on a par, say, with believing that the Earth is flat."
Example
More examples"It is tempting to dismiss spermism as a quaint curiosity in the history of ideas, on a par, say, with believing that the Earth is flat."
Etymology
From sperm + -ism.
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