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cargoism en · NOUN

Etymology

From cargo + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The beliefs associated with cargo cults (unorthodox religious movements among the people of Melanesia based upon Western manufactured goods).
    • What is becoming clear is that the ethos of cargoism is widespread, takes many forms, and represents a particular version of the desire for blessings that marks most religions. 2012, G. W. Trompf, Cargo Cults and Millenarian Movements, page xii: