2. Noun. (plural of catastrophë) ¹
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Definition of Catastrophes
1. catastrophe [n] - See also: catastrophe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catastrophes
Literary usage of Catastrophes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Time by William Whewell (1894)
"Of the Doctrine of Geological Catastrophes. THAT great changes, of a kind and
intensity quite different from the common course of events, and which may ..."
2. History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time by William Whewell (1857)
"... Doctrine of Geological Catastrophes. THAT great changes, of a kind and intensity
quite different from the common course of events, and which may ..."
3. Indications of the Creator: Extracts, Bearing Upon Theology, from the by William Whewell (1845)
"DOCTRINE OF Catastrophes AND OF UNIFORMITY. 1. Doctrine of Catastrophes.—The
attempts to frame a theory of the earth have brought into view two completely ..."
4. An Outline of Mineralogy and Geology: Intended for the Use of Those who May by William Phillips (1816)
"What has been the agent employed in the production of these catastrophes, is most
obvious. It is not to be doubted that there have been successive ..."
5. The Theological and Literary Journal (1861)
"... a general unity of design, and catastrophes of higher import and more thrilling
inter- est than all the catastrophes of other epics united. ..."
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