integralism

American  

[in-ti-gruh-liz-uhm] / ˈɪn tɪ grəˌlɪz əm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of integralism

First recorded in 1870–75; integral + -ism

Example Sentences

James Patterson, a political science professor at Ave Maria University, has written about integralism's troubled lineage going back to pre-World War II European fascist or authoritarian movements, including the Spanish Falangists that supported dictator Francisco Franco or the antisemitic Action Française that grew out of France's Dreyfus Affair.

From Salon

He wanted to help bring about an end to capitalism, but within a moral framework that he called integralism, which applies Catholic teachings to political and social problems.

From The New Yorker

The essay, “Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism: A Surprising Ecumenism ,” offered this thesis: “Some who profess themselves to be Catholic express themselves in ways that until recently were unknown in their tradition and using tones much closer to Evangelicals,” Spadaro wrote.

From Washington Post