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civicism

civicism noun: the principle of civil government.

Noun

civicism (uncountable)

  1. The principle of civil government.
  2. civil studies or civic-mindedness

Origin of civicism

From civic + -ism.

Questions about civicism

What does civicism mean?
Civicism means the principle of civil government.
What part of speech is civicism?
Civicism is a noun.

Words near civicism in the dictionary

  1. civic society
  2. civic-minded
  3. civic-mindedly
  4. civic-mindedness
  5. civically
  6. civicism
  7. civicist
  8. civicists
  9. civicization
  10. civicize
  11. civicized

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