exclusivism
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- exclusivist noun
- exclusivistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of exclusivism
Example Sentences
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But if a nation deems it politic to isolate itself from all others, has any state the right to compel that nation to abandon its exclusivism, and to receive offensive strangers as residents?
From Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
In conclusion, we may deprecate the charge of exclusivism.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
John 3:16—"For God so loved the world" was a startling truth to Nicodemus in his narrow exclusivism.
From The Great Doctrines of the Bible by Evans, William
Its natural instinct will be for exclusivism, the club-idea, conservatism and cosiness; it will, if left to itself, revel in the middle-aged atmosphere and exhibit the middle-aged point of view.
From The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day by Underhill, Evelyn
One was the principle of colonial exclusivism, according to which all the trade of the colonies was to be reserved to the mother country.
From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Haring, Clarence Henry
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