exclusivism
[ ik-skloo-suh-viz-uhm, -zuh- ]
/ ɪkˈsklu səˌvɪz əm, -zə- /
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noun
the practice of being exclusive.
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OTHER WORDS FROM exclusivism
ex·clu·siv·ist, nounex·clu·siv·is·tic, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use exclusivism in a sentence
In a one-state outcome, both sides would have to forego dreams of exclusivist nationalism.
Liberalism is by nature an inclusivist ideology; Zionism, by contrast is an exclusivist ideology.
And, by the way, those who have the extreme or exclusivist view of religion have got masses of websites, networks.