maximalisms

Noun

maximalism (usually uncountable, plural maximalisms)

1. (usually) The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess.
   • With its romantic harmonies out of Berlioz, the 4½-hour “Einstein” score marked a passage out of Minimalism into a new genre that John Rockwell dubbed “Maximalism.”[1981 October 25, Robert Coe, “Philip Glass Breaks Through”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
2. (usually) An ideology favoring radical or aggressive action to achieve expansive goals; the stance of maximalists.
   • In other words, in contrast to supporters of Gahal and other advocates of territorial maximalism, they judged peace with their neighbors to be more important than Jewish sovereignty over as much of the Land of Israel as possible.1994, Mark A. Tessler, A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 469