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distributism

distributism noun: an economic ideology, based on Catholic social teachings, according to which property ownership is a fundamental right and the means of production should be spread as widely as possible rather than being centralized under the control of the state, corporations, or a few individuals.

Noun

distributism (uncountable)

  1. An economic ideology, based on Catholic social teachings, according to which property ownership is a fundamental right and the means of production should be spread as widely as possible rather than being centralized under the control of the state, corporations, or a few individuals.

Forms of distributism

alternative formdistributionism
alternative formdistributivism

Origin of distributism

From distribute + -ism.

Questions about distributism

What does distributism mean?
Distributism means an economic ideology, based on Catholic social teachings, according to which property ownership is a fundamental right and the means of production should be spread as widely as possible rather than being centralized under the control of the state, corporations, or a few individuals.
What part of speech is distributism?
Distributism is a noun.

Words near distributism in the dictionary

  1. distributionism
  2. distributionist
  3. distributionists
  4. distributionless
  5. distributions
  6. distributism
  7. distributist
  8. distributists
  9. distributive
  10. distributive case
  11. distributive cases

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