proletarianism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of proletarianism
First recorded in 1860–65; proletarian + -ism
Example Sentences
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The "proletarianism" and sardonic humour of so much of Caravaggio's Roman work must owe something to the Accademia della Val di Blenio, founded in Milan in 1560.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2010
Queer mixtures of Rabelaisian spade-calling, bell laughter and poetic proletarianism, God's Little Acre luridly illustrates two present-day intelligentsiac trends: towards unashamed sensuality, against capitalistic industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Leaks from the Nazi camp indicated that Leader Hitler tried to persuade the President to accept him as Chancellor chiefly by arguing that the Fascist party is now Germany's "sole bulwark against proletarianism."
From Time Magazine Archive
Accordingly it is no mere selfishness or complacency that leads the middling rich to oppose the pretensions of proletarianism on one side and of capitalism on the other.
From The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 by Various
They had overturned feudalism, and now they had created proletarianism, which would soon swamp themselves.
From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John
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