different between geocentrism vs heliocentrism

English

Etymology

geo- +? -centrism

Pronunciation

Noun

geocentrism (uncountable)

1. A belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
2. (informal) The misbelief that the sun revolves around the Earth.

Antonyms

• heliocentrism

Translations

See also

• platygaeanism

Anagrams

• egocentrism, genometrics

Romanian

Etymology

From French géocentrisme (“geocentrism”).

Noun

geocentrism n (uncountable)

1. (astronomy, historical) geocentrism

References

English

Alternative forms

• heliocentricism

Etymology

Shortened from heliocentricism, from heliocentric +? -ism, from Ancient Greek ????? (h?lios, “sun”) + ??????? (kéntron, “centre”).

Noun

heliocentrism (uncountable)

1. (astronomy, historical) The theory that the sun is the center of the universe.
   • 1923, Felix Adler, "The Reconstruction of the Spiritual Ideal," American Ethical Union, 68.

     Geocentrism has been displaced by heliocentrism. Heliocentrism, in turn, the claim of the sun, surrounded by its satellites, to a sovereign place in the heavens, has become ridiculous in the face of the wilderness of suns that people the abysses beyond us.

   • 2019, Elizabeth Howell, “PBS Series Takes Astronomy Buffs Back in Time With ‘Ancient Skies’”, Space.com

     It wasn't until the Renaissance that scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei showed proof for heliocentrism, or the idea that the planets moved around the sun.

   Synonym: heliocentricity

   Antonym: geocentrism

2. (informal) The phenomenon of the Earth revolving around the Sun.

Usage notes

Many dictionaries recognize heliocentricism as the grammatically correct form of this word. However, in current usage heliocentrism appears to be by far more frequently used. According to a Google Books search it seems that heliocentrism began to gain ground in the turn of 1960s and 1970s with the first occurrence taking place in 1930s.

Derived terms

• geoheliocentrism

Related terms

• heliocentric

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French héliocentrisme

Noun

heliocentrism n (uncountable)

1. heliocentrism

Declension