communalism
communalism · communalisms
The communal ownership of propertyThe communal ownership of property.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The communal ownership of property.
the practice of communal living and common ownership
(countable, uncountable)Any social system based around a community.
(India, countable, uncountable)Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.
Near-synonym: sectarianism
Origin
From communal + -ism.From communal + -ism.
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Forms
plural: communalisms| Singular | communalism |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsDerivedecocommunalism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable