fossilismn.

Brit.

/ˈfɒsᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈfɑsəˌlɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < fossil n. + -ism suffix. In sense 1 after fossilist n.; compare earlier fossilizing n. In sense 2 partly after fossilize v.

†1. The scientific study of fossils, palaeontology. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > petrology or petrography > palaeontology

oryctology1753

fossilism1797

palaeontology1833

fossilology1835

palaeontography1857

1797 S. T. Coleridge Let. Apr. (1956) I. 320 I would thoroughly know Mechanics, Hydrostatics,..Fossilism, Chemistry, [etc.].

1890 A. Del Mar in W. M. Thayer Marvels New West iv. 440 Mining does not consist of a knowledge of geology, nor fossilism, nor petrology, nor chemistry... It consists of all these things and many more combined.

2. The state or condition of being a fossil (fossil n. 3a); esp. resistance to new ideas, methods, etc.; out-of-dateness, stagnation.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > old-fashionedness

staleness1552

surannation1656

superannuation1658

antiquation1659

fustinessa1661

antiquateness1664

antiquatedness1730

superannuity1781

innovelty1783

old-fashionedness1817

square-toedness1846

fossilism1861

obsolescence1887

old-timiness1887

frumpishness1889

old-fangledness1895

out-of-dateness1915

datedness1933

outdatedness1953

time warp1965

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] > resistance to change

reservancy1630

Toryism1786

unprogressiveness1829

conservatism1832

fossilism1861

stand-pattism1903

passéism1943

Luddism1967

Ludditism1971

1861 Med. Times & Gaz. 18 May 526/1 Precocity may talk of superfluous laggards and obstructive fossilism.

1866 Ann. Rep. Missouri State Board Agric. 1865 147 We must break loose from old fossilism, which has dominated too much in the past.

1904 Science 19 Feb. 294/1 For the past thirty years not a member of the Swiss cabinet has been obliged to retire. Yet there is no fossilism, for changes can be made by congress.

1967 W. Soyinka Kongi's Harvest 24 The State will adopt towards him and to all similar institutions the policy of glamourised fossilism.

1995 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 5 Apr. b6 The people lost only one battle, not the whole war against professional fossilism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fossilism
释义	fossilismn. Brit. /ˈfɒsᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfɑsəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < fossil n. + -ism suffix. In sense 1 after fossilist n.; compare earlier fossilizing n. In sense 2 partly after fossilize v. †1. The scientific study of fossils, palaeontology. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > petrology or petrography > palaeontology oryctology1753 fossilism1797 palaeontology1833 fossilology1835 palaeontography1857 1797 S. T. Coleridge Let. Apr. (1956) I. 320 I would thoroughly know Mechanics, Hydrostatics,..Fossilism, Chemistry, [etc.]. 1890 A. Del Mar in W. M. Thayer Marvels New West iv. 440 Mining does not consist of a knowledge of geology, nor fossilism, nor petrology, nor chemistry... It consists of all these things and many more combined. 2. The state or condition of being a fossil (fossil n. 3a); esp. resistance to new ideas, methods, etc.; out-of-dateness, stagnation. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > old-fashionedness staleness1552 surannation1656 superannuation1658 antiquation1659 fustinessa1661 antiquateness1664 antiquatedness1730 superannuity1781 innovelty1783 old-fashionedness1817 square-toedness1846 fossilism1861 obsolescence1887 old-timiness1887 frumpishness1889 old-fangledness1895 out-of-dateness1915 datedness1933 outdatedness1953 time warp1965 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] > resistance to change reservancy1630 Toryism1786 unprogressiveness1829 conservatism1832 fossilism1861 stand-pattism1903 passéism1943 Luddism1967 Ludditism1971 1861 Med. Times & Gaz. 18 May 526/1 Precocity may talk of superfluous laggards and obstructive fossilism. 1866 Ann. Rep. Missouri State Board Agric. 1865 147 We must break loose from old fossilism, which has dominated too much in the past. 1904 Science 19 Feb. 294/1 For the past thirty years not a member of the Swiss cabinet has been obliged to retire. Yet there is no fossilism, for changes can be made by congress. 1967 W. Soyinka Kongi's Harvest 24 The State will adopt towards him and to all similar institutions the policy of glamourised fossilism. 1995 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 5 Apr. b6 The people lost only one battle, not the whole war against professional fossilism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1797
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