Velikovskyism

English

Etymology

From Velikovsky +‎ -ism, named after Russian-American psychoanalyst Immanuel Velikovsky (1895–1979).

Noun

Velikovskyism (uncountable)

1. (pseudoscience) A pseudohistorical interpretation of ancient history and mythology as shaped by catastrophic cosmic events.
   • 2018, David Auerbach, Bitwise: A Life in Code‎^[1], Vintage, →ISBN:

     I had read Martin Gardner's polemics against pseudosciences like Scientology and Velikovskyism, and I was on the lookout for more.