ovism
English
Etymology
From Latin ovum (“egg”) + -ism.
Noun
ovism (uncountable)
- (now historical) The belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo. [from 19th c.]
- 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin 2016, p. 238:
- Above all, ovism seems to us utterly impossible: how could every human being that ever existed or ever will exist be contained, fully formed, within Eve's ovaries?
- 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin 2016, p. 238:
Related terms
- ovist
- ovum/ova
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ovisme.
Noun
ovism n (uncountable)
- ovism
Declension
declension of ovism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) ovism | ovismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) ovism | ovismului |
| vocative | ovismule | |