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Rousseauism

[roo-soh-iz-uh m]

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noun

the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.

Origin of Rousseauism

First recorded in 1860–65; Rousseau + -ism

Related formsRous·seau·ist, Rous·seau·ite, nounRous·seau·is·tic, adjective

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Historical Examples of rousseauism

He was swept into Rousseauism and imagined himself another Emile.
The Earl of Beaconsfield
James Anthony Froude
It was all Rousseauism in experiment and reduced to absurdity.
French Classics
William Cleaver Wilkinson
Rousseauism is … an emancipation of impulse—especially of the impulse of sex.
The Art of Letters
Robert Lynd
By Rousseauism we indicate the doctrinal dream of that dreamer; by no means the actual waking practice of the man that dreamed.
French Classics
William Cleaver Wilkinson