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statism.

Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to political officials and expediency.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsteɪdɪzm/General-American/ˈsteɪdɪzəm/General-American/ˈsteɪtɪzm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsteɪtɪzəm/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to political officials and expediency.

    derogatory · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Synonym of statecraft or statesmanship.

    obsolete · uncountable
  3. Synonym of government or governance.

    archaic · uncountable
  4. The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments.

    derogatory · often · uncountable
  5. The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.

    derogatory · often · uncountable
  6. The belief that the state is a legitimate social institution.

    derogatory · often · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From stat(e) + -ism. Doublet of etatism. First attested in c. 1600.

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