environmentalism

Definition of Environmentalism in English :

1. environmentalism

the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth

2. environmentalism

the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Environmentalism

noun

psychology

the belief that a person's behaviour is affected chiefly by his or her environment

Compare hereditarianism

n.

1. Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

2. The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.