progressionism

Etymology

From progression + -ism.

progressionism means the belief in a progressive trend, especially in aspects of nature or the cosmos. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

PROGRESSIONISM — [Noun] The philosophical belief that the natural world, history, or the cosmos follows an inherent and inevitable trend toward increasing complexity, order, or a higher state. From English progression (from Latin progressio, "an advance") + the suffix -ism (denoting a system, principle, or doctrine). Unlike orthogenesis, which confines the notion to a rigidly goal-directed biological ladder, or progressivism, which mobilizes the idea for active sociopolitical reform, progressionism is a grander, more observational faith in the tide of things itself. It is the Victorian geologist mapping strata toward complexity, the Whig historian tracing an arc from barbarism to liberty, and the stargazer perceiving in cosmic evolution a universe slowly waking to order—a testament to our profound need to find a stairway in time's indifferent drift.

noun

The belief in a progressive trend, especially in aspects of nature or the cosmos.