Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hobbesianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hobbe-sian-ism
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes; support for this system.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Scepticism or Hobbesianism, that is the meaning of your article of Aug. 21, which I regret to have read in the Economist. Nowhere conscience is apparent."
"Kant’s defence of state authority was indeed vigorous, but the ‘Hobbesianism’ identified by Richard Tuck and others should not be taken too far."
"[…] Aravamudan’s work unintentionally participates in the liberal project of burying a Hobbesianism that has consistently been recognized as a threat to the very Protestant capitalist revolution Aravamudan would want to indict."

Etymology

From Hobbesian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hobbesian

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Hobbism Hobbesism

Questions

What does hobbesianism mean?: The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes; support for this system.
Where does hobbesianism come from?: From Hobbesian + -ism.

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