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laxism

laxism noun: laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule).

Noun

laxism (uncountable)

  1. laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)
    • The Jesuits were sometimes accused of moral laxism.

Antonyms of laxism

Origin of laxism

From lax + -ism.

Questions about laxism

What does laxism mean?
Laxism means laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule).
What part of speech is laxism?
Laxism is a noun.

Words near laxism in the dictionary

  1. laxfisher
  2. laxfishers
  3. laxiflorane
  4. Laximana
  5. laxing
  6. laxism
  7. laxist
  8. laxists
  9. laxities
  10. laxity
  11. laxly

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