Definitions for Lemuria
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1. Lemurianoun

   Mythical lost country, continent, or island proposed to explain the existence of lemurs on two continents.

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1. Lemuria

   Lemuria (), or Limuria, was a continent proposed in 1864 by zoologist Philip Sclater, theorized to have sunk beneath the Indian Ocean, later appropriated by occultists in supposed accounts of human origins. The theory was discredited with the discovery of plate tectonics and continental drift in the 20th century.The hypothesis was proposed as an explanation for the presence of lemur fossils in Madagascar and India but not in Africa or the Middle East. Biologist Ernst Haeckel's suggestion in 1870 that Lemuria could be the ancestral home of mankind caused the hypothesis to move beyond the scope of geology and zoogeography, ensuring its popularity outside of the framework of the scientific community. Occultist and founder of theosophy Helena Blavatsky, during the latter part of the 19th century, placed Lemuria in the system of her mystical-religious doctrine, claiming that this continent was the homeland of the human ancestors, whom she called Lemurians. The writings of Blavatsky had a significant impact on Western esotericism, popularizing the myth of Lemuria and its mystical inhabitants. Theories about Lemuria became untenable when, in the 1960s, the scientific community accepted Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift, presented in 1912, but the idea lived on in the popular imagination, especially in relation to the Theosophist tradition.

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1. Lemuria

   Lemuria is a hypothetical "lost continent" or ancient landmass that supposedly existed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is often associated with various pseudoscientific and esoteric beliefs, suggesting that it was once inhabited by an advanced civilization and contributed to the cultural and genetic development of humanity. The concept of Lemuria emerged in the 19th century during global discussions on the theory of continental drift and the origins of human civilization. However, it is regarded as a fictional or legendary concept by mainstream geology and anthropology.

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1. Lemurianoun

   a hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is a remnant

2. Etymology: [So named from the supposition that it was the original home of the lemurs.]

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1. Lemuria

   Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The concept's 19th century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography; however, the concept of Lemuria has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics. Although sunken continents do exist – like Zealandia in the Pacific as well as Mauritia and the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean – there is no known geological formation under the Indian or Pacific Oceans that corresponds to the hypothetical Lemuria - except Sundaland. Though Lemuria is no longer considered a valid scientific hypothesis, it has been adopted by writers involved in the occult, as well as some Tamil writers of India. Accounts of Lemuria differ, but all share a common belief that a continent existed in ancient times and sank beneath the ocean as a result of a geological, often cataclysmic, change, such as pole shift.

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   The numerical value of Lemuria in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lemuria in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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