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ancestorism

ancestorism noun: the emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage: their veneration (in a nonreligious sense).

Noun

ancestorism (uncountable)

  1. The emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage: their veneration (in a nonreligious sense).
    Synonyms:
    ancestralism
  2. Ancestor worship.
    Synonyms:
    ancestralism

Synonyms of ancestorism

Origin of ancestorism

From ancestor + -ism. Compare atavism, whose formation in French (before English borrowed it) had underlying parallel.

Questions about ancestorism

What does ancestorism mean?
Ancestorism means the emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage: their veneration (in a nonreligious sense).
What part of speech is ancestorism?
Ancestorism is a noun.

Words near ancestorism in the dictionary

  1. ancestored
  2. ancestorhood
  3. ancestorial
  4. ancestorially
  5. ancestoring
  6. ancestorism
  7. ancestorist
  8. ancestorists
  9. ancestors
  10. Ancestors Day
  11. Ancestors' Day

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