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primordialism

primordialism noun: devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.

Noun

primordialism (countable and uncountable, plural primordialisms)

  1. Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.
    • Yet another indication of primordialism may be named.1874-1896, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology
  2. The belief that each individual has a single inborn ethnic identity independent of historical processes.

Forms of primordialism

pluralprimordialisms

Origin of primordialism

From primordial + -ism.

Questions about primordialism

What does primordialism mean?
Primordialism means devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.
What part of speech is primordialism?
Primordialism is a noun.
What is the plural of primordialism?
The plural of primordialism is primordialisms.

Words near primordialism in the dictionary

  1. primordial sea
  2. primordial seas
  3. primordial sludge
  4. primordial soup
  5. primordial soups
  6. primordialism
  7. primordialisms
  8. primordialities
  9. primordiality
  10. primordially
  11. primordials

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