primordialism
primordialism · primordialisms
Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial stateDevotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.
1874-1896, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Yet another indication of primordialism may be named.
(countable, uncountable)The belief that each individual has a single inborn ethnic identity independent of historical processes.
Origin
From primordial + -ism.From primordial + -ism.
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Forms
plural: primordialisms| Singular | primordialism |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable