Copernican
adjective
Co·per·ni·can kə-ˈpər-ni-kən 
kō-
1
: of or relating to Copernicus or the belief that the earth rotates daily on its axis and the planets revolve in orbits around the sun
2
: of radical or major importance or degree
effected a Copernican revolution in philosophy 
The Times Literary Supplement (London)
The Times Literary Supplement (London) Copernican noun
Copernicanism
kə-ˈpər-ni-kə-ˌni-zəm
noun kō-
Word History
Etymology
Nicolaus Copernicus
First Known Use
1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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