2 definitions by S. Levine
1. The scientific field which studies concepts, drugs, and techniques for extending human life indefinitely. 2. The science of life-extension with the ideal of an immortal homo-sapiens.
etymology: first coined by thriller novelist Eric Shawn in the novel The Power. From the latin immort (not death) + tendor (stretch).
immortendorologist, immortendorologically
etymology: first coined by thriller novelist Eric Shawn in the novel The Power. From the latin immort (not death) + tendor (stretch).
immortendorologist, immortendorologically
Cutting edge tools in immortendorology will lead to a five-hundred year lifespan and beyond for humans.
by S. Levine January 8, 2008
Refers to environmentalism forced upon a group, company, or person or persons with the consequence of severe financial hardship in the event of non-compliance.
First coined by novelist Eric Shawn in his thriller The Power.
First coined by novelist Eric Shawn in his thriller The Power.
Example: California's (failed) laws governing the automotive industry requiring that a specified percentage of all cars on the road be zero-emission vehicles by a certain date. That is gunpoint environmentalism.
Example sentence: Congress' new bills providing grants only to farmers engaged in so-called "green" agricultural practices amount to gunpoint environmentalism as landowners scramble to comply.
Example sentence: Congress' new bills providing grants only to farmers engaged in so-called "green" agricultural practices amount to gunpoint environmentalism as landowners scramble to comply.
by S. Levine March 30, 2008