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folkism.

An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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  6. Synonym of populism.

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  7. 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.

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  8. A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.

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  9. A folksy saying, expression, or practice.

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  10. A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.

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Where this word comes from

From folk + -ism.

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