the philosophical theory that the cosmos is a self-existent whole and was not created by a god or gods
2.
a Russian cultural and philosophical movement of the early 20th century concerning itself with the origin and future of both the cosmos and humankind
cosmism in American English
(ˈkɑzmɪzəm)
noun
the philosophy of cosmic evolution
Derived forms
cosmist
noun
Word origin
[1860–65; cosm- + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: calibrate, monism, mutualism, prep, trade name-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)
Examples of 'cosmism' in a sentence
cosmism
However, in modern conditions ideas of representatives of the naturalistic philosophical direction of cosmism have not lost their heuristic potential.
Sergii Yahodzinskyi 2018, 'Anthropomorphic Networks as Representatives of Global Consciousness', Filosofiâ i Kosmologiâhttp://ispcjournal.org/journals/2017-20/Philosophy_and_Cosmology_vol_20_Yahodzinskyi.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)