communalism

[ kuh-myoon-l-iz-uhm, kom-yuh-nl- ]

/ kəˈmyun lˌɪz əm, ˈkɒm yə nl- /

noun

a theory or system of government according to which each commune is virtually an independent state and the nation is merely a federation of such states.

the principles or practices of communal ownership.

strong allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole.

Origin of communalism

First recorded in 1870–75; communal + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM communalism

com·mu·nal·ist, nouncom·mu·nal·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby communalism

commotion, commove, comms, communal, communal aerial, communalism, communality, communalize, communal marriage, Communard, communautaire

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Example sentences from the Web for communalism

It inevitably followed that communalism as a principle was accepted and individualism condemned.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick
Ought we to minimise the communalism of the medival village?
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century|Richard Henry Tawney
Such a contrast of the East and the West can be stated only in the terms of communalism and individualism.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick
In the Orient the principle of communalism gained such headway as effectually to prevent the introduction of this new principle.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick

Communalism and individualism are the two terms used throughout this work to describe two contrasted types of social order.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick

British Dictionary definitions for communalism

communalism

/ (ˈkɒmjʊnəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

a system or theory of government in which the state is seen as a loose federation of self-governing communities

an electoral system in which ethnic groups vote separately for their own representatives

loyalty to the interests of one's own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole

the practice or advocacy of communal living or ownership

Derived forms of communalism

communalist, nouncommunalistic, adjective

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单词	communalism
释义	communalism [ kuh-myoon-l-iz-uhm, kom-yuh-nl- ] / kəˈmyun lˌɪz əm, ˈkɒm yə nl- / noun a theory or system of government according to which each commune is virtually an independent state and the nation is merely a federation of such states. the principles or practices of communal ownership. strong allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole. Origin of communalism First recorded in 1870–75; communal + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM communalism com·mu·nal·ist, nouncom·mu·nal·is·tic, adjective Words nearby communalism commotion, commove, comms, communal, communal aerial, communalism, communality, communalize, communal marriage, Communard, communautaire Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for communalism It inevitably followed that communalism as a principle was accepted and individualism condemned. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic\|Sidney L. Gulick Ought we to minimise the communalism of the medival village? The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century\|Richard Henry Tawney Such a contrast of the East and the West can be stated only in the terms of communalism and individualism. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic\|Sidney L. Gulick In the Orient the principle of communalism gained such headway as effectually to prevent the introduction of this new principle. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic\|Sidney L. Gulick Communalism and individualism are the two terms used throughout this work to describe two contrasted types of social order. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic\|Sidney L. Gulick British Dictionary definitions for communalism communalism / (ˈkɒmjʊnəˌlɪzəm) / noun a system or theory of government in which the state is seen as a loose federation of self-governing communities an electoral system in which ethnic groups vote separately for their own representatives loyalty to the interests of one's own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole the practice or advocacy of communal living or ownership Derived forms of communalism communalist, nouncommunalistic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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