doctrine of descent

noun

1. the theory that animals and plants arose by descent from previously existing organisms; theory of evolution

Example Sentences

Being an application of the “Doctrine of descent” to the study of Butterflies, with an appendix of practical instructions.

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Then the doctrine of descent was struggling for existence against principalities and powers both temporal and spiritual, and then it was still relevant to pit it against the theory of special creations.

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As we have seen, Herbert Spencer preceded Darwin in his championing of the doctrine of descent, to which the natural mood of his mind, and the influences of Lamarck and von Baer had led him to give his adhesion.

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Why should we object to the Darwinian doctrine of descent after this?

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Why should we object to the Darwinian doctrine of descent after this?

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