Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

politicism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: politi-cism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political utterance.

noun

The theory that political factors dominate over others.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"[…] he had been spouting ill-considered politicisms the previous evening yet now, contrariwise, he was silent."
"Politicism is the view that all human endeavors are power struggles. Thus, according to Michel Foucault, even art would be cultivated for the sake of power."
"May Hobbes's radical politicism (politics above all) and Levinas's radical ethicism (ethics before all) eventually meet at some point?"
"IPE theorists criticize some political scientists for politicism; i.e., for devoting too much attention to politics."

Etymology

From politic + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: politic

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

politicisms (plural)

Questions

What does politicism mean?: A political utterance.
Where does politicism come from?: From politic + -ism.

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