agrarianism

American  

[uh-grair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] / əˈgrɛər i əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. a movement for the equal division of landed property and for the promotion of agricultural interests.

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Etymology

Origin of agrarianism

First recorded in 1800–10; agrarian + -ism

Example Sentences

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

And while much of Russia remained mired in medieval agrarianism, in Petersburg, at the Empire’s edge, Mendeleev discovered the periodic table and Tchaikovsky composed The Nutcracker.

From Newsweek

In practice, the system does not always work well; yet we are confident it works much better for all parties, than would Mr. Smith's plan of agrarianism.

From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George