postliberal
postliberal adjective: after the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal.
Adjective
postliberal (not comparable)
- After the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal.
- Near-synonym: neo-reactionary
- But if we hope to create a humane postliberal future, we cannot pretend that the age of liberalism did not happen or that its basic contours can simply be jettisoned in some sort of restoration of an idyllic preliberal age.2018, Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed, New Haven: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 184
- Antonyms:
- preliberal
- Relating to postliberal theology.
Noun
postliberal (plural postliberals)
- A proponent of postliberalism.
- He [Patrick Deneen] calls on postliberals to aim big, “embracing, fostering and protecting not only the nation but that which is both smaller and larger than the nation.”2023 June 7, Jennifer Szalai, “When ‘Regime Change’ Means Returning America to an Idealized Past”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Antonyms of postliberal
Forms of postliberal
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | post-liberal |
| Noun | |
| plural | postliberals |
Origin of postliberal
From post- + liberal.
Words formed from postliberal
Questions about postliberal
- What does postliberal mean?
- Postliberal means after the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal.
- What part of speech is postliberal?
- Postliberal can be an adjective or a noun.
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