equalism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English equal 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 equalism From equal + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Synonym of egalitarianism.
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(uncountable) The policy or practice of treating all things equally.
Yet in repeated experiments, subjects have cast aside equalism in favor of proportional treatment of defendants.
2001, Norman J. Finkel, Commonsense Justice, →ISBN, page 335:
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(uncountable) The idea that emerging technologies will put an end to social stratification.
Indeed, the ultimate goal of equalism is to regain paradise on Earth. Physical immortality on the polluted planet, where poverty still exists, is meaningless. Eternal life makes sense only if we rebuild paradise.
2019, Newton Lee, The Transhumanism Handbook, Springer, →ISBN, page 853: