perpetualism

Etymology

From perpetual + -ism.

perpetualism means The belief that some state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

Why this word is great

PERPETUALISM — [Noun] The doctrine that a particular state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting. From the English adjective 'perpetual' (meaning everlasting, continuing indefinitely) combined with the noun-forming suffix '-ism' (denoting a distinctive doctrine, theory, or system). Unlike “eternalism” (which speculates on the metaphysical nature of timelessness) or “conservatism” (which clings to tradition through incremental reform), perpetualism is a stark, doctrinal conviction in the indefinite extension of a specific condition. It is the museum director’s decree that the perfect humidity in Gallery Seven must never waver, the administrative edict that a temporary measure shall become permanent, and the child’s certainty that a summer afternoon by the river will simply go on and on—a faith in stasis, perpetually betrayed by the silent, rotating shifts of time.

noun

The belief that some state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting.