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[ trahy-buh-liz-uhm ] / ˈtraɪ bəˌlɪz əm /
nounthe customs and beliefs of tribal life and society. strong loyalty to one's own tribe, party, or group: the tribalism of New Yorkers. Origin of tribalismFirst recorded in 1885–90; tribal + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM tribalismtrib·al·ist, nountri·bal·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby tribalismtriazolopyridine antidepressant, trib., tribade, tribadism, tribal, tribalism, tri-band, tribasic, tribe, tribelet, tribesman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tribalismThey have their various neighborhood, civic, recreational and national identities, none of which are defined by Jewish tribalism. On the Value of Remaining Identified as a Jew, in the Absence of Faith|Mira Sucharov|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Their tribalism makes them instinctive defenders of Israeli action. Collapse Of The American Jewish Center?|Peter Beinart|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST This newly shaped global brain can topple the traditional barriers of religion, tribalism, nationalism, and political oppression. Deepak Chopra: The Mideast Protests, Social Networks & the Global Brain|Deepak Chopra|September 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST Sometimes feminism seems just a form of tribalism: the woman is always right, especially when she's wrong. Was Helen Gurley Brown A Feminist?|David Frum|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The country is riven by tribalism, regionalism and a host of armed militias who so far have refused to disarm. A Ray of Light in Islamist Gloom|Benny Morris|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the Celtic state did not emerge from tribalism in Britain; the Celtic heroes were always tribal heroes. Folklore as an Historical Science|George Laurence Gomme Treitschke is the prophet of tribalism, Nietzsche of ruthlessness, Bernhardi of ambition. Gems (?) of German Thought|Various A strange compound of feudalism with tribalism ensued, in the shape of mongrel chieftaincies, henceforth the predominant powers. Irish History and the Irish Question|Goldwin Smith Christianity was the first expression of world religion, the first complete repudiation of tribalism and war and disputation. The World Set Free|Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for tribalism
nounthe state of existing as a separate tribe or tribes the customs and beliefs of a tribal society loyalty to a tribe or tribal values Derived forms of tribalismtribalist, noun, adjectivetribalistic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |