radicalism

[rad-i-kuh-liz-uhm]

noun

1. extreme views or practices, or the tendency to favor them, as in politics or religion; extremism.

   In the long term, the peace we seek will only be achieved by eliminating the conditions that feed radicalism and ideologies of violence.

radicalism

/ ˈrædɪkəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. the principles, desires, or practices of political radicals

2. a radical movement, esp in politics

3. the state or nature of being radical, esp in politics

Other Word Forms

• radicalistically adverb
• radicalistic adjective
• antiradicalism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of radicalism¹

First recorded in 1810–20; radical + -ism

Example Sentences

Elements of antisemitism and Islamist radicalism are present in the anti-Israel protests that have swept Western nations—with protesters in some cases carrying Hamas and Hezbollah flags and engaging in anti-Jewish chants.

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He added: "We need to rediscover that radicalism with a proper industrial strategy. The government has got one but it is not as ambitious as I'd like."

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As such, the practical difficulties of implementation shouldn’t in my view be used to invalidate the philosophical-jurisprudential radicalism of the best Rights of Nature judgments.

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US President Donald Trump also decried antisemitism in response to the attack, writing on his social media platform Truth Social that "hatred and radicalism have no place in the USA."

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He and his wife, Katherine, are good lefty activists, and the radicalism of films such as “Bonnie and Clyde” fit them comfortably.

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