egalitarianism

[ih-gal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] Example Sentences Origin

e·gal·i·tar·i·an·ism

[ih-gal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm]
noun
1.
belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
2.
active promotion of this belief.

Origin:
egalitarian + -ism
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example Sentences
  • Higher education has also suffered from misguided egalitarianism.
  • Quakers were successful in garrison towns, for example, where their egalitarianism posed a military threat.
  • Our communications reflect that growing egalitarianism.
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egalitarian (ɪˌɡælɪˈtɛərɪən)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or upholding the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political, social, and economic equality
 
n
2.  an adherent of egalitarian principles
 
[C19: alteration of equalitarian, through influence of French égalequal]
 
egali'tarianism
 
n

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egalitarianism
1932, from egalitarian + -ism.
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