geocentrism

Etymology

From geo- + -centrism.

geocentrism means A belief that the Earth is the center of the universe. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.

Why this word is great

GEOCENTRISM — [Noun] The superseded astronomical model or belief that the Earth is the stationary center of the universe, around which the sun and other celestial bodies revolve. Formed within English by compounding, from the combining form geo- (from Greek γῆ, "earth") and -centrism (from Greek κέντρον, "center"). Unlike heliocentrism, which demotes us to orbital participants, or anthropocentrism, which asserts a philosophical primacy, geocentrism is a cosmological declaration of our physical, unmoving centrality. It is the Ptolemaic clockwork of crystalline spheres, the sun's daily arc a vast, dutiful procession, and the profound, sensory conviction of a fixed ground beneath one's feet—a testament to the persuasive power of immediate sensation, which mistakes the feeling of stillness for the fact of it, and trades that intimate solace for a truer, vaster reality.

noun

A belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
The misbelief that the sun revolves around the Earth.“The most famous major challenge was the modern rejection of geocentrism and its acceptance of heliocentrism: that is, the rejection of the view that the sun, planets, and stars all revolve around the earth in favor of the view that the earth and planets revolve around the sun. You can understand why the ancients might have been drawn to geocentrism: it does rather look as if the heavens revolve ar”