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spontaneism

spontaneism noun: the belief that a revolution should arise spontaneously.

Noun

spontaneism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that a revolution should arise spontaneously.
  2. used to describe a trend of actions that are spontaneous, implying that they are unnecessarily spontaneous, and done somewhat for that purpose

Questions about spontaneism

What does spontaneism mean?
Spontaneism means the belief that a revolution should arise spontaneously.
What part of speech is spontaneism?
Spontaneism is a noun.

Words near spontaneism in the dictionary

  1. sponsorless
  2. sponsorly
  3. sponsors
  4. sponsorship
  5. sponsorships
  6. spontaneism
  7. spontaneist
  8. spontaneists
  9. spontaneities
  10. spontaneity
  11. spontaneous

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