| FUSIONISM | • fusionism n. The political practice, principle or theory of forming groups. • fusionism n. A political philosophy advocating fusion of traditionalist social conservatism with right-libertarianism. • FUSIONISM n. a policy that favours unionism or coalition. |
| DIVISIONISM | • divisionism n. (Art) The use of small areas of color to construct an image. • divisionism n. Support for division of a territory, etc. • DIVISIONISM n. pointillism. |
| ILLUSIONISM | • illusionism n. The performance of magic tricks. • illusionism n. The theory of dealing with illusions. • illusionism n. The doctrine that the material world is an illusion. |
| INFUSIONISM | • infusionism n. The doctrine that the soul exists before the body and is infused into it at conception or birth. • INFUSIONISM n. the doctrine that at the birth of each individual a preexisting soul is implanted in his body. |
| REVISIONISM | • revisionism n. (Historiography) The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events. • revisionism n. (Marxism, derogatory) An evolutionary form of Marxism, abandoning some of its original principles. • REVISIONISM n. a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit. |
| DIFFUSIONISM | • diffusionism n. The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| EXCLUSIONISM | • exclusionism n. The quality of being exclusionist. • exclusionism n. A policy or ideology that favors exclusion of some individuals or groups from a nation, sect, etc. • EXCLUSIONISM n. the practice of excluding others from some right or privilege. |
| EXPANSIONISM | • expansionism n. The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence. • EXPANSIONISM n. a policy or practice of expansion and esp. of territorial expansion by a nation. |
| IMMERSIONISM | • immersionism n. (Theology) The doctrine that immersion is an essential part of Christian baptism. • immersionism n. Immersion journalism. • IMMERSIONISM n. the practise of baptism by immersion. |
| PRECISIONISM | • PRECISIONISM n. over-preciseness, formalism, also PRECISIANISM. |
| SECESSIONISM | • secessionism n. The doctrine or policy of secession. • SECESSIONISM n. support for secession. |
| EXPRESSIONISM | • expressionism n. A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective… • expressionism n. A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music. • EXPRESSIONISM n. a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist. |
| IMPRESSIONISM | • impressionism n. (Art) a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis… • impressionism n. (Music) a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer. • impressionism n. (Poetry) a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet’s impressions. |
| PROGRESSIONISM | • PROGRESSIONISM n. sympathy with or advocacy of progress; belief that social or other evolution is towards higher or better things. |