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pastism

pastism noun: the belief that only the past is important, or that it is the best model to be emulated.

Noun

pastism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that only the past is important, or that it is the best model to be emulated.

Origin of pastism

From past + -ism.

Questions about pastism

What does pastism mean?
Pastism means the belief that only the past is important, or that it is the best model to be emulated.
What part of speech is pastism?
Pastism is a noun.

Words near pastism in the dictionary

  1. pasting up
  2. pastings
  3. pastirma
  4. pastis
  5. pastises
  6. pastism
  7. pastist
  8. pastists
  9. pastitsio
  10. pastitsios
  11. pastizz

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