radicalism
[ rad-i-kuh-liz-uhm ]
noun
extreme views or practices, or the tendency to favor them, as in politics or religion; extremism: In the long term, the peace we seek will only be achieved by eliminating the conditions that feed radicalism and ideologies of violence.
Origin of radicalism
1Other words from radicalism
- an·ti·rad·i·cal·ism, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for radicalism
radicalism
/ (ˈrædɪkəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
the principles, desires, or practices of political radicals
a radical movement, esp in politics
the state or nature of being radical, esp in politics
Derived forms of radicalism
- radicalistic, adjective
- radicalistically, adverb
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