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industrialism

industrialism

1 6.7
A system in which factories and machine production shape the economy and society
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈdʌstriəlɪzəm/
translation icon : industrialismo
  • The rise of industrialism transformed societies from agrarian economies to ones focused on manufacturing and production.
  • early industrialism

Malthusian trap was totally destroyed by industrialism and cities began to grow.

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Examples

  • But the Declaration was published before the forces of industrialism and nationalism appeared.

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  • Finally, there is an emerging set of global problems stemming from industrialism and economic globalization that will create common interests across states regardless of regime type.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The other was the progressive emergence of industrialism as the leading sector in the state.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In the early stages of industrialism, standardized education is important.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Ford's notion was that America had gone wrong in building industrialism without agriculture.

  • "The conservatives were frightened by growing industrialism and emphasized agriculture as the foundation of national greatness.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Railroads, and the industrialism of which they were emblematic, filled our "extensive Republic" with energy.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The port city's garish industrialism denied it a reputation for beauty and historical grandeur.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Progressivism is a political movement born in the early 20th century as a reaction to the excesses of American industrialism and expansionism.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Meyer explains how "the dual crises of industrialism and masculinity prompted working-class (and other) men to re-masculinize their work and identities."

    Academic text (2016)

Antonyms

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Skill and care in making things by hand like furniture or pottery that look and work well

A belief that values farming, rural life, and small farmers

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Surface Forms

industrialism singular

Morphology

industrialism = industrial (transparent) = industry + al + ism

The adjective 'industrial' (industry + -al) is a straightforward base and the suffix '-ism' yields 'a system/ideology related to industry', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word industrialism comes from industry, which in turn comes from the old Latin word industria meaning 'hard work' or 'careful work', and the ending -ism marks a system or idea. So industrialism is a system based on 'industry', meaning big factories and mass production, which is why it refers to an economy and society built around large industries.