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Reichism

Reichism noun: the philosophy or beliefs of controversial Austrian psychologist Wilhelm Reich.

Noun

Reichism (uncountable)

  1. The philosophy or beliefs of controversial Austrian psychologist Wilhelm Reich.
    • I include in this group particularly the writers, Erich Fromm (1941, 1947, 1956, 1962), Theodor Adomo and Else Frenkel-Brunswik (1950), none of whom has championed Reichism.1973, Paul L. Adams, Obsessive children: a sociopsychiatric study, page 23
    • First, there was Trotskyism - political Communism - and immediately after that - political psychological Reichism.1998, Chaim Shur, Shomrim in the Land of Apartheid: The Story of Hashomer Hatzair in South Africa 1935-1970

Origin of Reichism

From Reich + -ism.

Questions about Reichism

What does Reichism mean?
Reichism means the philosophy or beliefs of controversial Austrian psychologist Wilhelm Reich.
What part of speech is Reichism?
Reichism is a noun.

Words near Reichism in the dictionary

  1. Reichert-Meissl-Wollny value
  2. Reicherts
  3. Reichian
  4. Reichianism
  5. Reichians
  6. Reichism
  7. Reichl
  8. Reichle
  9. Reichles
  10. Reichman
  11. Reichmans

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