savagism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of savagism
Example Sentences
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This state of crude society is named savagism.
From Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs by Codman, John Thomas
Power applied to spoliation forms the groundwork of human savagism.
From What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader by Bastiat, Frédéric
They assign 60,000 to savagism, 20,000 to barbarism, and 5,000 to civilization.
From The Woman's Bible by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
One cannot but be astonished at this mixture of "Japanism," savagism and eighteenth century taste, which constitutes inimitably the nude of Renoir.
From The French Impressionists (1860-1900) by Mauclair, Camille
I have seen a good deal of ferocity and savagism, and it was not at all confined to people acknowledged to be barbarians.
From The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier by Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)
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