Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

independentism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-de-pen-den-tism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

Advocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden In the Brownist system, each congregation is independent of every other; hence the origin of the terms Congregationalism and Independentism."
"His emphasis on this aspect, which is a tragic contributory factor to independentism in South Africa, has established a blind spot in his analysis of the causes for the rise of the movement."
"This projection has been the strategic underpinning of independentism since the early 1960s."
"ERC’s new independentism put an end to its historic indefinition and ambiguity and was consolidated in 1989."

Etymology

From independent + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: independent

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

independentist independence

Questions

What does independentism mean?: Independency
Where does independentism come from?: From independent + -ism.

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