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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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Etymology

Origin of Comtism

1870–75; A. Comte + -ism


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To me it appears the only sensible part of Comtism.

From Heretics by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

But what has Comtism to do with the "New Philosophy," as the Archbishop, defines it in the following passage?

From Lectures and Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley

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

From Sunrise by William Black

The claim of original Buddhism and of Comtism to be called Religions is, in our opinion, legitimate, because they each provide an inclusive, non-material source of power and a method of drawing upon it.

From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by James H. (James Henry) Leuba

If Comtism had spread the world would have been converted, not by the Comtist philosophy, but by the Comtist calendar.

From Heretics by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

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