divisionism

American  

[dih-vizh-uh-niz-uhm] / dɪˈvɪʒ əˌnɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. pointillism.

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divisionism British  

/ dɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the pointillism of Seurat and his followers

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Other Word Forms

• divisionist noun

Etymology

Origin of divisionism

First recorded in 1900–05; division + -ism

Example Sentences

There is an unmistakable whiff of impressionism about “Victory Boogie-Woogie,” and not just in its evocative representation of the rhythms of city life; the very unit of color recalls the divisionism of Mondrian’s early Post-Impressionist works, such as “Sun, Church in Zeeland” and his first playful forays into geometrical abstraction, including the 1916 “Composition,” at the Guggenheim.

From The New Yorker

Maduro said this week, exulting in the opposition’s “chaos”, “back-stabbing” and “divisionism”.

From Reuters

Maduro said this week, exulting in the opposition’s “chaos”, “back-stabbing” and “divisionism”.

From Reuters

The board said it took the action because it has received complaints of "incitement, hatred, divisionism, genocide denial and revision" from the public.

From US News

He developed a more plausible theory called divisionism.

From Los Angeles Times