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Rousseauism

[roo-soh-iz-uh m]
noun
  1. the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
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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

  • 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.

  • 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