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executionism

executionism noun: a 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, seeking the revendication of public and state lands which were illegally held by various magnates.

Noun

executionism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, seeking the revendication of public and state lands which were illegally held by various magnates.

Origin of executionism

From execution + -ism.

Questions about executionism

What does executionism mean?
Executionism means a 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, seeking the revendication of public and state lands which were illegally held by various magnates.
What part of speech is executionism?
Executionism is a noun.

Words near executionism in the dictionary

  1. executioner
  2. executioneress
  3. executioneresses
  4. executioners
  5. executioning
  6. executionism
  7. executionist
  8. executionists
  9. executions
  10. executive
  11. executive agreement

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