Etymology

Velikovskyism

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Today it means: A pseudohistorical interpretation of ancient history and mythology as shaped by catastrophic cosmic events. Full definition →

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From Velikovsky + -ism, named after Russian-American psychoanalyst Immanuel Velikovsky (1895–1979).

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