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Astronism
Centurialism
Published: 1st September 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Centurialism. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astroeschatology/centurialism. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 1st Sept 2021].
sɛnˈtjʊərɪəlɪz(ə)m
noun Astroeschatology
the assertion that the Humanic Exploration of The Cosmos must have begun by the turn of the twenty-second century or else the Degradation of humanity will commence.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Centurialist | sɛnˈ tjʊərɪəlɪst | noun
Centurialistic | sɛnˈ tjʊərɪəlɪstɪk | adjective
Centurially | sɛnˈ tjʊərɪəlɪ(ə)li | adjective & noun
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the word centurial denotes a century; with the addition of the suffix -ism denoting “a formalised belief”, the result is “the belief that the scope window will closure sometime before the end of the 21st century.”
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