exemptionalism
The belief that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is…The belief that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is unimportant because humans are "exempt" from environmental forces and capable of adapting via cultural change.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The belief that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is unimportant because humans are "exempt" from environmental forces and capable of adapting via cultural change.
Origin
From exemptional + -ism.From exemptional + -ism.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedexemptionalist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable