Associatism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Associatism is a noun meaning A self-regulatory movement in the 1920s in which community members assumed a duty of mutual obligation to support each other.
Meaning
A self-regulatory movement in the 1920s in which community members assumed a duty of mutual obligation to support each other.
More Meanings
- (religion) The worship of, or belief in, various entities associated with the divine.
Example Sentences
Associatism can take the form of venerating trees or the tombs of saints, seeking holy men or soothsayers as intermediaries with God, or putting one's faith in astrology.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anarcho-leftism, solidarism, associanism, societism, autarchism, associationist.
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