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Amazonism

Amazonism noun: domination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system.

Noun

Amazonism (uncountable)

  1. Domination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system.
    • In reaction against Amazonism, the next era of human society sees the development of a new form of marriage under male hegemony.2004, Gérald Gaillard, The Routledge Dictionary of Anthropologists, page 10

Origin of Amazonism

From Amazon + -ism.

Questions about Amazonism

What does Amazonism mean?
Amazonism means domination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system.
What part of speech is Amazonism?
Amazonism is a noun.

Words near Amazonism in the dictionary

  1. Amazonianist
  2. Amazonianists
  3. Amazonians
  4. Amazonification
  5. Amazoning
  6. Amazonism
  7. Amazonist
  8. Amazonists
  9. amazonite
  10. amazonites
  11. amazonitic

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