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Astronism
Anti-extraterrestrialism
Published: 1st September 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Anti-extraterrestrialism. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astroeschatology/anti-extraterrestrialism. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 1st Sept 2021].
antɪˌɛkstrətəˈrɛstrɪəlɪz(ə)m
noun Astroeschatology
opposition to the assertion that extraterrestrial life of any or a specified form or frequency exists in The Cosmos.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Anti-extraterrestrialist | antɪˌ ɛkstrətəˈ rɛstrɪəlɪst | adjective & noun
Anti-extraterrestrialistic | antɪˌ ɛkstrətəˈ rɛstrɪəlɪstɪk | adjective
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix anti- is used to denote “negation” or “rejection of an assertion”, hence when conjoined to the word extraterrestrialism denoting “belief in the existence of some form of extraterrestrial life”, altogether means “active opposition to the notion of the existence of extraterrestrial life.”
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