communitarianism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English communitarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English communitarianism From communitarian + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
[…] Tony Blair dallied with communitarianism in the mid-90s and was wont to quote the Quaker philosopher John Macmurray.
2009 February 9, Madeleine Bunting, “The maverick ideas of red Toryism could give Cameron a potent edge”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| communitarianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (11)
ru коммунитаризм (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · hu kommunitarizmus (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · ca comunitarisme (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · hu kommunitarianizmus (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · it comunitarismo (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · pt comunitarismo (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · fr communautarisme (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · ko 공동체주의 (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · de Kommunitarismus (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · es comunitarismo (doctrine opposing execessive individualism) · cy cymunedoliaeth (doctrine opposing execessive individualism)