Hobbism

[ hob-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈhɒb ɪz əm /

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noun

the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests.

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Origin of Hobbism

First recorded in 1675–85; Hobb(es) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Hobbism

Hobbist, nounHob·bis·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby Hobbism

Hobart, Hobbema, Hobbes, Hobbesian, Hobbes, Thomas, Hobbism, hobbit, hobbits, hobble, hobblebush, hobbledehoy

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How to use Hobbism in a sentence

As against this fashionable Hobbism, Parker pleads Conscience.
Andrew Marvell|Augustine Birrell
Hobbism turned inside out,—rendered licentious and anarchical instead of constructive.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Charles himself was divided between superstition and Hobbism.
History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8)|John Richard Green
Hobbism soon became an almost essential part of the character of the fine gentleman.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

In the first period all orthodox moralists were occupied in refuting Hobbism.
The Methods of Ethics|Henry Sidgwick

British Dictionary definitions for Hobbism

Hobbism

/ (ˈhɒbɪzəm) /

noun

the mechanistic political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, which stresses the necessity for a powerful sovereign to control human beings

Derived forms of Hobbism

Hobbist, noun

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