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Rousseauism

[ roo-soh-iz-uhm ]
/ ruˈsoʊ ɪz əm /
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noun
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

OTHER WORDS FROM Rousseauism

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

Words nearby Rousseauism

rouseabout, rouser, rousing, Rous sarcoma, Rousseau, Rousseauism, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Roussel, Roussillon, roust, roustabout
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How to use Rousseauism in a sentence

  • 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

  • He was swept into Rousseauism and imagined himself another Emile.

    The Earl of Beaconsfield|James Anthony Froude

  • Rousseauism is … an emancipation of impulse—especially of the impulse of sex.

    The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd

  • It was all Rousseauism in experiment and reduced to absurdity.

    French Classics|William Cleaver Wilkinson
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