primalismn.
/ˈprʌɪməlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈprʌɪml̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpraɪməˌlɪz(ə)m/ The quality or condition of being primal; primality; primitivism.
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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > primitiveness or primevalness
primevity1610
primeness1611
primevalness1727
primitivity1759
primeval1826
primitiveness1856
primalism1872
primordialism1879
primevalism1893
1872 S. P. Andrews Basic Outl. Universology v. 447 Spiral Form, the Perpetual Transition and Medium of Communication from Primalism to Ultimatism.
1885 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 317 A nation..which is corrupt from the highest pinnacle of its public life down to the lowest depth of its primalism.
1904 G. K. Chesterton G. F. Watts 145 This indescribable primalism, which we have noted as coming out in the designs.
1987 M. Banta Imaging Amer. Women vi. 332 Melanctha is..an ‘entity’ portrait of a woman who experiences an inward conflict between primalism (impulse) and civilization (control).
2003 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 16 Nov. 5 White skin versus dark, rich versus poor, technology versus primalism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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