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accommodationist

accommodationist

1 9.4
Supporting policies that allow religion in public places like schools
  • adjective
  • /əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃənɪst/
  • Formal
translation icon : acomodacionista
  • Elites in the United States are found to be consistently more supportive of internationalist and accommodationist attitudes than the masses (Wittkopf 1987, 137).
  • accommodationist strategy
  • accommodationist views
  • accommodationist policy

Examples

  • Hariri presumed he could integrate the Shiite community into his accommodationist project for Lebanon.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The earlier accommodationist stance was abandoned in favor of activism (D'Emilio, 1983).

    Academic text (1997)
  • Many of those with accommodationist views reconsidered their positions following Mariel.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Indeed, as far as I know, NCSE doesn't have an official "accommodationist" position.

    Blog text (4)
  • Joseph eventually emerged as a leader among those in Omaha who converted to Christianity and pursued an accommodationist policy.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Since most Cuban exiles remained committed to the war against Castro, those who articulated accommodationist views, particularly within their own community, were regarded as enemies.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The former attacked Humphrey's approach as accommodationist and watered-down, a thin gruel to serve the country's underprivileged.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Many educators advocate for an accommodationist approach that respects diverse religious practices in public schools.

  • The debate focused on whether to adopt an accommodationist stance towards religious organizations in government funding.

  • In discussions about policy, she expressed accommodationist views that aimed to reconcile differing religious beliefs within public institutions.

Synonyms

tolerationist
vsaccommodationist
7.5

Supporting acceptance of people with different religious or social beliefs

favors allowing religious practices in public institutions rather than strict separation

Antonyms

Support for keeping government and religion apart

How Supportive

accommodationist
  • Formal
1 9.4
neutral
218 3.6
secular
143 4.7

Surface Forms

accommodationist positive

Morphology

accommodationist = accommodation (semi-transparent) = accommodation + ist

Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-ist' to 'accommodation', but the specific political/legal sense (relating to church–state accommodation) is specialized and may not be predictable to all learners.

Etymology

Accommodationist comes from accommodate, which means 'to make fit' or 'to adapt'. So an accommodationist approach is one that 'makes room' for religious practices in public life rather than insisting on strict separation.