revolutionism
- noun
- /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɪzəm/
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revolucionismo
- Many political movements have been influenced by revolutionism, advocating for radical changes in society.
Examples
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Marx's own proposition, as well as some modern social science research, suggests that religion is best conceptualized as a highly mobile social form capable of traversing a political continuum between total support for the state and revolutionism.
Academic text (1990) -
The weakness of such revolutionism, its futility, and its very nature enable it to transform itself into obedience, apathy, fantasy, and even into a "mad" infatuation.
Academic text (2003) -
Moreover, the effects of Lenin's condemnation of left extremism and petit-bourgeois revolutionism were quickly felt in Germany.
Academic text (2003) -
Their purpose is to create a political drama in which their practitioners first invent an exploiting and an exploited class, and then, in a kind of symbolic imitation of political revolutionism, proceed to denigrate the one and identify with the other.
Academic text (1990) -
There may be other risks and consequences, but everything else, if not authentic revolutionism that disdains liberal democratic presumptions, is emotionalism or, possibly even worse, trivial conflict with bloggers that only other bloggers care about.
Blog text (27) -
The rise of social media has sparked a new kind of revolutionism among young activists seeking change.
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Historically, revolutionism has played a crucial role in shaping modern democratic ideals and social justice.
Synonyms
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Belief in making large political or social changes, often by force
A belief in using force to rise up against the government
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
revolutionism = revolution (transparent) = revolution + ism
Formed by the productive suffix '-ism' added to 'revolution' to denote an ideology or advocacy, so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Revolutionism comes from revolution ('a turn' or 'a big change') and the ending -ism ('belief' or 'system'). Think of a wheel that revolves or turns: revolutionism is the belief in making a large, often sudden change in politics or society.