preservationismn.
/ˌprɛzəˈveɪʃənɪzm/, /ˌprɛzəˈveɪʃn̩ɪzm/, U.S. /ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/ The practice or advocacy of preservation.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation in being or maintenance > advocacy of preservation
preservationism1941
1941 Jrnl. Amer. Soc. Archit. Historians 1 13 His vivid reconstructions of destroyed masterworks..evoke the wish that the preservationism could have begun centuries ago.
1959 Archit. Rev. 126 205/2 Old houses in New Zealand have not yet acquired a period value. Preservationism is completely absent; too much so, one is inclined to say.
2004 S. E. Cohen Planting Nature ii. 42 American Forests started out on the side of conservationism (which advocated maintaining natural resources for ongoing use)..rather than preservationism (which favored setting aside areas rather than using them).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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