autonomism

[ aw-ton-uh-miz-uh m ]
/ ɔˈtɒn əˌmɪz əm /

noun

the belief in or a movement toward autonomy.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of autonomism

First recorded in 1870–75; autonom(y) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM autonomism

au·ton·o·mist, adjective, noun

Words nearby autonomism

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