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regenerationism

regenerationism noun: an intellectual and political movement in late 19th and early 20th century Spain, seeking to make an objective scientific study of the causes of Spain's decline as a nation and to propose remedies.

Noun

regenerationism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An intellectual and political movement in late 19th and early 20th century Spain, seeking to make an objective scientific study of the causes of Spain's decline as a nation and to propose remedies.

Origin of regenerationism

From regeneration + -ism, analogous to Spanish regeneracionismo.

Questions about regenerationism

What does regenerationism mean?
Regenerationism means an intellectual and political movement in late 19th and early 20th century Spain, seeking to make an objective scientific study of the causes of Spain's decline as a nation and to propose remedies.
What part of speech is regenerationism?
Regenerationism is a noun.

Words near regenerationism in the dictionary

  1. regenerateness
  2. regenerates
  3. regenerating
  4. regeneration
  5. regenerational
  6. regenerationism
  7. regenerationist
  8. regenerationists
  9. regenerations
  10. regenerative
  11. regenerative braking

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