theory vs historicism

historicism vs theory

theory and historicism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theory	Yes	No	No	No
historicism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, historicism is a hyponym of theory; that is, historicism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theory:

theory: a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
historicism: a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history

Other hyponyms of theory include hypothetical, gemmule, framework, model, theoretical account, conjecture, speculation, assumption, supposal, supposition, monotopism.

theory (noun)	historicism (noun)
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena	a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
a belief that can guide behavior

Difference between theory and historicism

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