Ruinism

Quick meaning: Ruinism is a noun meaning An ideology that leads to the destruction of society.

Meaning

An ideology that leads to the destruction of society.

More Meanings

1. (art) An enthusiasm for appreciating ruins or sites of destruction.
2. A prevailing belief in the imminent destruction of society or the environment; an apocalyptic worldview.

Example Sentences

Whether we call it Communism, Welfarism or Socialism, it leads to the same thing: ruinism.

At that time, "ruinism" actually became an artistic category, in demonstration of the depth of sentiment the ancient glories excited in the viewer's soul.

Gone are the dark days of myopic ruinism and the primitive huts of fragmented postmodern pessimism. As visionary idealists, we must escape the oppressive grip of cynical postmodern despair .

This is the inexplicable, says the Northern European: a Bauhaus of ruins. But there is no architecture in these rooms lacking arche. And no complacency for ruinism, a general lack of complacency.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deteriorism, deteriorationism, declinism, economicide, renovationism, destructionism.

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