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perpetualism

perpetualism noun: the belief that some state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting.

Noun

perpetualism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that some state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting.

Origin of perpetualism

From perpetual + -ism.

Questions about perpetualism

What does perpetualism mean?
Perpetualism means the belief that some state of affairs is, or should be, everlasting.
What part of speech is perpetualism?
Perpetualism is a noun.

Words near perpetualism in the dictionary

  1. perpetual pill
  2. perpetual pills
  3. perpetual revolution
  4. perpetual stew
  5. perpetual stews
  6. perpetualism
  7. perpetualist
  8. perpetualists
  9. perpetuality
  10. perpetuall
  11. perpetually

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