voluntaryism

[ vol-uhn-ter-ee-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr iˌɪz əm /

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noun

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Origin of voluntaryism

First recorded in 1825–35; voluntary + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM voluntaryism

vol·un·tar·y·ist, noun

Words nearby voluntaryism

voluntarism, voluntary, Voluntary Aid Detachment, voluntary arrangement, voluntary association, voluntaryism, voluntary muscle, voluntary retailer, voluntary sector, volunteer, volunteer army

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How to use voluntaryism in a sentence

No British Government could stamp out voluntaryism even if it wished to do so; and none has yet manifested any such desire.
Cambridge Essays on Education|Various
On grounds such as these, we repeat, Voluntaryism and the Establishment principle may meet and agree.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller
This movement, it must be remembered, had small sympathy with the Voluntaryism of dissent.
Bonnie Scotland|A.R. Hope Moncrieff
It is not a beautiful chapter in the history of voluntaryism.
Christmas Evans|Paxton Hood

Voluntaryism in its most absolute form, is the predominant principle of the denomination.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus

British Dictionary definitions for voluntaryism

voluntaryism

voluntarism

/ (ˈvɒləntərɪˌɪzəm, -trɪ-) /

noun

the principle of supporting churches, schools, and various other institutions by voluntary contributions rather than with state funds

any system based on this principle

Derived forms of voluntaryism

voluntaryist or voluntarist, noun

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