agrarianism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of agrarianism
Example Sentences
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You also talk in “The Art of Loading Brush” about agrarianism being a feeling, or a kind of instinct, and I wonder—maybe this is a silly question—if we’re all born with that instinct.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 14, 2019
He urges people to dedicate themselves instead to local community — a sort of Wendell Berry agrarianism.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
Jefferson, in contrast, is depicted as a Virginia-centric slaveholder singing the praises of agrarianism.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2015
Jefferson’s Southern agrarianism was deeply suspicious of New York’s mercantile wealth.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2011
The only persons who seemed to have no fear of Irish agrarianism were the English anglers, who are ready to brave all dangers, imaginary or supposed, provided they can only kill a big salmon!
From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel
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