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alternativism

alternativism noun: the rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.

Noun (1)

alternativism (uncountable)

  1. The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.

Noun (2) capitalized: Alternativism

Alternativism (uncountable)

  1. An ideology of limitless alternatives, and/or the practice of relating every logical alternative to a larger truth.
  2. The belief that absolute truth must explain every legitimate alternative.

Origin of alternativism

From alternative + -ism.

Questions about alternativism

What does alternativism mean?
Alternativism means the rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.
What part of speech is alternativism?
Alternativism is a noun.

Words near alternativism in the dictionary

  1. alternative vote
  2. alternative votes
  3. alternatively
  4. alternativeness
  5. alternatives
  6. alternativism
  7. alternativist
  8. alternativists
  9. alternativity
  10. alternator
  11. alternators

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