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Platonism vs Plutonism - What's the difference?

platonism | plutonism |

As nouns the difference between platonism and plutonism

is that platonism is (platonism) while plutonism is the old geological theory that the rocks forming the earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again.

platonism

English

(wikipedia Platonism)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The philosophy of Plato.

    • References

    * OED2 English words suffixed with -ism

    plutonism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia plutonism)
  • The old geological theory that the rocks forming the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again.

    • Synonyms

    * vulcanism