Fabianism
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Fabianist noun
Etymology
Origin of Fabianism
First recorded in 1885–90; Fabian 1 ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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The son of a Yorkshire chemist, young Harold was probably drawn to Labor more by the intellectual allure of its pre-war Fabianism than by any burning class consciousness.
From Time Magazine Archive
His aunt & uncle were Fabianism itself�Sidney and Beatrice Webb.
From Time Magazine Archive
George Bernard Shaw took up every sort of cause from Fabianism to vegetarianism to antivivisection.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge, spent a soft period in London dabbling in Fabianism, studying law.
From Time Magazine Archive
He says that Fabianism advocates the socialisation of rent, and in confirmation quotes Shaw's words "rent and interest"!
From The History of the Fabian Society by Pease, Edward R.
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