industrialism

[in-duhs-tree-uh-liz-uh m]

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noun

an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.

Origin of industrialism

First recorded in 1825–35; industrial + -ism

Related formso·ver·in·dus·tri·al·ism, noun

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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, merchandising

Examples 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 Nations
G.E. Partridge
This would have a double effect upon the industrialism of the day.
The Psychology of Nations
G.E. Partridge
Industrialism has been, as all must recognize, too individualistic.
The Psychology of Nations
G.E. Partridge
But all these cities are defiled and even diseased with industrialism.
What I Saw in America
G. K. Chesterton
They may be narrowed by militancy, or they may be widened by industrialism.
The World's Greatest Books--Volume 14--Philosophy and Economics
Various

British Dictionary definitions for industrialism

industrialism

noun

an organization of society characterized by large-scale mechanized manufacturing industry rather than trade, farming, etc

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Word Origin and History for industrialism

1831, from industrial + -ism. Cf. French industrialisme (Saint-Simon, 1823).