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prolegalism

prolegalism noun: the act or state of being prolegal.

Noun

prolegalism (uncountable)

  1. The act or state of being prolegal.
    • […] prolegalism within the landlord class itself .1973, United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Daily Report: People's Republic of China - Issues 190-210, page 29
    • During the late years of the Cultural Revolution, at the peak of Mao's anti-Confucian pro- Legalism campaign, a flurry of attention was projected onto Li Zhi as a revolutionary hero who was willing to attack the dominant neo-Confucian ideology.2021, Rivi Handler-Spitz, Pauline C. Lee, Haun Saussy, The Objectionable Li Zhi, page 40

Forms of prolegalism

alternative formpro-legalism

Questions about prolegalism

What does prolegalism mean?
Prolegalism means the act or state of being prolegal.
What part of speech is prolegalism?
Prolegalism is a noun.

Words near prolegalism in the dictionary

  1. proleaguers
  2. proled
  3. prolefeed
  4. proleg
  5. prolegal
  6. prolegalism
  7. prolegate
  8. prolegates
  9. prolegislative
  10. prolegomena
  11. prolegomenary

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