industrialism

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

/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlɪz əm /

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noun

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

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Origin of industrialism

First recorded in 1825–35; industrial + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM industrialism

o·ver·in·dus·tri·al·ism, noun

Words nearby industrialism

industrial disease, industrial engineering, industrial espionage, industrial estate, industrial insurance, industrialism, industrialist, industrialization, industrialize, industrial life insurance, industrial medicine

How to use industrialism in a sentence

The danger that I see here is that the ruling party and present government’s policy is pegged on industrialism of the economy.
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This is Pittsburgh, the heart of American industrialism, whose spirit moulds the life of the great Nation.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
The modern industrialism is a combination of preaching and practice.
American Missionary - Volume 50, No. 9, September, 1896|Various
It is a neighbourhood where natural beauties contend with the ugliness of industrialism, and usually emerge triumphant.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon

Industrialism must take it down and rebuild it upon the rock of classless labor.
Communism and Christianism|William Montgomery Brown
In 1765 Watts steam engine was constructed, a very important date in the history of industrialism.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for industrialism

industrialism

/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

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

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