gentilism

American  

[jen-tl-iz-uhm] / ˈdʒɛn tlˌɪz əm /

noun

1. the quality of being a gentile, especially heathenism; paganism.

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Etymology

Origin of gentilism

First recorded in 1570–80; gentile + -ism

Example Sentences

None had fairly begun to emerge from gentilism; none had advanced so far as the Greeks of the first Olympiad or the Romans under the rule of the Tarquins.

From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by Fiske, John

The organs of gentilism changed from servants of the public will to independent organs of rule oppressing their own people.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich

It is not composed of armed men alone, but has also such objects as prisons and correction houses attached to it, that were unknown to gentilism.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich

The lowest police employee of the civilized state has more "authority" than all the organs of gentilism combined.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich

The state differs from gentilism in that it first divides its members by territories.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich