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Discredited vs Neptunism - What's the difference?

discredited | neptunism |

As a verb discredited

is past tense of discredit.

As a proper noun Neptunism is

a discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.

discredited

English

Verb

(head)
  • (discredit)

  • discredit

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
  • The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
    The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

    Synonyms

    * demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate, tell against

    Derived terms

    * discreditor

    Noun

    (-)
  • The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.
  • Later accounts have brought the story into discredit .
  • A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
  • * Rogers
  • It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.

    Synonyms

    * (degree of dishonour) demerit

    neptunism

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (historical) A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.