territorialism

[ ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-liz-uhm, -tohr- ]

noun
  1. a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.

  2. Also called territorial system. a theory of church policy according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the civil power.

Origin of territorialism

1
First recorded in1870–75; territorial + -ism

Other words from territorialism

  • ter·ri·to·ri·al·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for territorialism

territorialism

/ (ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəlɪzəm) /


noun
  1. a social system under which the predominant force in the state is the landed class

  2. a former Protestant theory that the civil government has the right to determine the religious beliefs of the subjects of a state

Derived forms of territorialism

  • territorialist, noun

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