exclusivism

American  

[ik-skloo-suh-viz-uhm, -zuh-] / ɪkˈsklu səˌvɪz əm, -zə- /

noun

1. the practice of being exclusive.

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Other Word Forms

• exclusivist noun
• exclusivistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of exclusivism

First recorded in 1825–35; exclusive + -ism

Example Sentences

Some of the men in the White Rose were drafted as medics to the Russian front and, passing through Warsaw on the way, witnessed the far-flung horrors of Germany’s hunger for “Lebensraum,” or living space, and racial exclusivism.

From New York Times

But this exclusivism and literalism is being undermined on two fronts.

From The Guardian

In a statement, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore said it would "continue to work hard to inoculate the community against exclusivism and extremism".

From BBC

There are some Christians who are anxious about identifying with tradition, because of any suggestion of exclusivism that brings with it; there are Christians so scared of the world that they want to carry a gun.

From Washington Post

Mr. Mandela was closely linked with sport, both as a boxer in his younger days and, after becoming South Africa’s first black president, as a supporter of the national Springbok rugby team — once a symbol of white exclusivism — that triumphed in the 1995 World Cup.

From New York Times