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racialism

ra·cial·ism
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey-shuh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈreɪ ʃəˌlɪz əm/
    • /ˈreɪ.sɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-shuh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈreɪ ʃəˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of racialism word

  • abbreviation RACIALISM racism. 1
  • noun racialism The belief in the existence and significance of racial categories. 1
  • uncountable noun racialism Racialism means the same as racism. 0
  • abbreviation RACIALISM racism 0

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Origin of racialism

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; racial + -ism

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Racialism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

racialism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

racialism usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for racialism

noun racialism

  • intolerance — lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
  • prejudice — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
  • bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
  • discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
  • fanaticism — fanatical character, spirit, or conduct.

Antonyms for racialism

noun racialism

  • fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
  • impartiality — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
  • broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
  • open-minded — having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments.
  • tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.

Top questions with racialism

  • what is non racialism?
  • what is racialism?

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