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Comtism

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[kom-tiz-uhm, kawn-] / ˈkɒm tɪz əm, ˈkɔ̃- /

noun

  1. the philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism.


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Origin of Comtism

1870–75; A. Comte + -ism

Example Sentences

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Outside of Comtism, France has not produced many writers on philosophy, except philosophical historians.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

Comtism, while it bids us devote and sacrifice ourselves to the future of humanity, can apparently hold out nothing more.

From No Refuge but in Truth by Smith, Goldwin

Nor is Comtism, any more than Plato's Republic and other Utopias, exempt from the infirmity of claiming finality for a flight of the individual imagination.

From Lectures and Essays by Smith, Goldwin

The present crusade of Comtism in our midst, with false colors flying can be justly compared to that of St. Francois Xavier in Hindostan.

From Percy Bysshe Shelley as a Philosopher and Reformer by Frederickson, Charles W.

Then he dabbled a little in Comtism; but very soon he threw aside that gigantic make-believe at believing.

From Sunrise by Black, William