familism
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He was again before the Star Chamber—this time it is certainly our Giles Randall—in 1643 charged with preaching "anabaptism," "familism," and "antinomianism," according to the usual labels of the time.
From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Rufus Matthew Jones
Of course we shall not be understood as propounding the theory that the negative or Shaker method of disposing of marriage and the sexual relation, is the only one that can subordinate familism to Communism.
From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes
Such in brief is the true church in the house, and being such, instead of petting any narrow familism it will best favor the church universal by appreciating its office and helping its work.
From The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities by Samuel Osgood
Mere legal matrimony and familism could not survive the communalisation of property, and it may be well so.
From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by J. Ellis Barker
They include, first, the superstitiousness, second, the conservatism, third, the self-sufficiency, and lastly the familism of the people.
From Armenian Legends and Festivals by Louis A. Boettiger
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