territorialism

[ ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-liz-uhm, -tohr- ]

noun

1. a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.
2. Also called territorial system. a theory of church policy according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the civil power.

territorialism

/ ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəlɪzəm /

noun

1. a social system under which the predominant force in the state is the landed class
2. a former Protestant theory that the civil government has the right to determine the religious beliefs of the subjects of a state

Derived Forms

• ˌterriˈtorialist, noun

Other Words From

• terri·tori·al·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of territorialism¹

First recorded in 1870–75; territorial + -ism

Example Sentences

The movements of the first kind are represented by Political Zionism and Territorialism.

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