hobbism

Hob·bism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hob-iz-uh m]
- /ˈhɒb ɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hob-iz-uh m]
- /ˈhɒb ɪz əm/

Definitions of hobbism word

noun hobbism the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests. 1
noun hobbism the mechanistic political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, which stresses the necessity for a powerful sovereign to control human beings 0
noun hobbism the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, who held that a strong government, esp. an absolute monarchy, is needed to control clashing individual interests 0

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Origin of hobbism

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; Hobb(es) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hobbism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hobbism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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