historicism

/hɪˈstɔrəˌsɪzəm/
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Definitions of historicism
  1. noun
    a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
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    type of:
    hypothesis, possibility, theory
    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
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