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cameralism

cameralism noun: the theories and practices of the cameralists.

Noun

cameralism (uncountable)

  1. The theories and practices of the cameralists.

Origin of cameralism

From German Kameralismus, from Medieval Latin cameralis + Latin -ismus (“-ism”). First element is from camera (“chamber”) (English camera), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Questions about cameralism

What does cameralism mean?
Cameralism means the theories and practices of the cameralists.
What part of speech is cameralism?
Cameralism is a noun.

Words near cameralism in the dictionary

  1. camerae obscurae
  2. cameral
  3. cameraless
  4. cameralessness
  5. cameralike
  6. cameralism
  7. cameralist
  8. cameralistic
  9. cameralistics
  10. cameralists
  11. camerality

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