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biofascism

biofascism noun: fascism with biomedical, bioessentialist, or eugenicist elements.

Noun

biofascism (uncountable)

  1. Fascism with biomedical, bioessentialist, or eugenicist elements.
    • Genetic determinism and biofascism go hand in hand.2001, Michael W. Fox, Bringing Life to Ethics: Global Bioethics for a Humane Society, page 164
    • The roots of biofascism—the ideological celebration of the family—are deep in American political culture.2015, Mark Kingwell, Measure Yourself Against the Earth Essays, page 109

Forms of biofascism

alternative formbio-fascism

Origin of biofascism

From bio- + fascism.

Questions about biofascism

What does biofascism mean?
Biofascism means fascism with biomedical, bioessentialist, or eugenicist elements.
What part of speech is biofascism?
Biofascism is a noun.

Words near biofascism in the dictionary

  1. biofacts
  2. biofacture
  3. biofamilies
  4. biofamily
  5. biofarming
  6. biofascism
  7. biofascist
  8. biofascists
  9. biofather
  10. biofathers
  11. biofeature

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