integralism

[ in-ti-gruh-liz-uhm ]

/ ˈɪn tɪ grəˌlɪz əm /

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noun

the belief that one's religious convictions should dictate one's political and social actions.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of integralism

First recorded in 1870–75; integral + -ism