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independentism

independentism noun: advocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state).

Noun

independentism (uncountable)

  1. Advocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state).
    • His emphasis on this aspect, which is a tragic contributory factor to independentism in South Africa, has established a blind spot in his analysis of the causes for the rise of the movement.1967, Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen, The Theology of a South African Messiah, page 146
    • This projection has been the strategic underpinning of independentism since the early 1960s.1987, Alfredo López, Dona Licha's Island: Modern Colonialism in Puerto Rico, page 129

Proper noun capitalized: Independentism

Independentism

  1. Independency
    • pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden
      In the Brownist system, each congregation is independent of every other; hence the origin of the terms Congregationalism and Independentism.

Origin of independentism

From independent + -ism.

Questions about independentism

What does independentism mean?
Independentism means advocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state).
What part of speech is independentism?
Independentism can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near independentism in the dictionary

  1. independent variables
  2. independentise
  3. independentised
  4. independentises
  5. independentising
  6. independentism
  7. independentist
  8. independentista
  9. independentistas
  10. independentists
  11. independentization

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