proletarianism

American  

[proh-li-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌproʊ lɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.

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Etymology

Origin of proletarianism

First recorded in 1860–65; proletarian + -ism

Example Sentences

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

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

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

For this reason a second movement of importance, that of the People's High Schools, which has created in Denmark the most advanced peasant-class in existence, can achieve no social reform in lands cloven by proletarianism.

From The New Society by Windham, Arthur

Even this is not at first clear; but essentially we find this trait common to all the antecedents of proletarianism, that the movements hold fast to what was in the good old times.

From Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century by Sombart, Werner