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savagism

American  
[sav-uh-jiz-uhm] / ˈsæv əˌdʒɪz əm /

noun

  1. barbarism; savagery.


Etymology

Origin of savagism

First recorded in 1790–1800; savage + -ism

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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

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

This state of crude society is named savagism.

From Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs by Codman, John Thomas

They assign 60,000 to savagism, 20,000 to barbarism, and 5,000 to civilization.

From The Woman's Bible by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

As society advances, wealth increases; from savagism to civilization, from early civilization to the present time.

From Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs by Codman, John Thomas

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