industrialism
[in-duhs-tree-uh-liz-uh m]
noun
an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
Origin of industrialism
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Related Words for industrialism
transaction, deal, industry, trading, manufacturing, market, commerce, selling, exchange, trade, dealings, traffic, sales, undertaking, bargaining, game, racket, barter, affairs, merchandisingExamples from the Web for industrialism
Historical Examples of industrialism
It is first with industrialism as a world condition that education is concerned.
The Psychology of NationsG.E. Partridge
Industrialism has been, as all must recognize, too individualistic.
The Psychology of NationsG.E. Partridge
This would have a double effect upon the industrialism of the day.
The Psychology of NationsG.E. Partridge
But all these cities are defiled and even diseased with industrialism.
What I Saw in AmericaG. K. Chesterton
They may be narrowed by militancy, or they may be widened by industrialism.
industrialism
noun
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