Meaning of suddenism | Babel Free
Definitions
- A tendency for processes to occur suddenly rather than gradually.
- The achievement of sudden enlightenment.
Examples
“In regard to our Dog-hole of an Earth, my own Conviction is that the great Law of Nature is "Graduality" & not "Suddenism", & that the Cataclysms which have disturbed our Crust are but the Exceptions which prove the Rule itself—”
“Instead of gradualism, a lot of tradition and a little change, we find we have suddenism, no tradition and all change.”
“Unqualified suddenism is as impossible to maintain as unqualified gradualism.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.