Definition of "geocentric" []

• Relating to, measured from, or with respect to the center of the earth. (adjective)
• Having the earth as a center. (adjective)

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• "I think it's logical to be "geocentric" or "nationcentric" about the U.S."
• "Love will diehard, as died the idolatries of our forefathers, the geocentric theory of the universe, and the divine right of kings."
• "Roosevelt and John Burroughs, they would have been geocentric as well in their theories of the Cosmos."