impossibilism
A belief in unrealizable or impractical policiesA belief in unrealizable or impractical policies.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A belief in unrealizable or impractical policies.
(Marxism, uncountable)A socialist doctrine that stresses the limited value of political, economic, and social reforms within a capitalist economy, arguing that the pursuit of such reforms strengthens support for the existing system.
(uncountable)The view that free will does not exist and is simply impossible.
Origin
From impossible + -ism.From impossible + -ism.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedimpossibilist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable