folkism.
An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
Meaning & usage
An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism. An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory.
An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism. Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights.
An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism. A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era.
An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism. A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
Synonym of populism.
An artistic aesthetic that is based on traditional practices that are passed on from individual to individual, such as folk tales, folk music, common cultural practices, etc.
A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.
A folksy saying, expression, or practice.
A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.
Where this word comes from
From folk + -ism.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.