familism
The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth…The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth century England.
Meaning
2 senses(historical, uncountable, usually)The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth century England.
(uncountable, usually)A form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member.
Origin
From Latin familia + -ism.From Latin familia + -ism.
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Forms
plural: familisms| Singular | familism |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfamilistic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable