suddenism
Etymology
From sudden + -ism.
suddenism means A tendency for processes to occur suddenly rather than gradually. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
noun
- A tendency for processes to occur suddenly rather than gradually.“In regard to our Dog-hole of an Earth, my own Conviction is that the great Law of Nature is "Graduality" & not "Suddenism", & that the Cataclysms which have disturbed our Crust are but the Exceptions which prove the Rule itself—”
- The achievement of sudden enlightenment.“Unqualified suddenism is as impossible to maintain as unqualified gradualism.”