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territorialism

ter·ri·to·ri·al·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-liz-uh m, -tohr-]
    • /ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əˌlɪz əm, -ˈtoʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-liz-uh m, -tohr-]
    • /ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əˌlɪz əm, -ˈtoʊr-/

Definitions of territorialism word

  • noun territorialism a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes. 1
  • noun territorialism Also called territorial system. a theory of church policy according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the civil power. 1
  • noun territorialism a social system under which the predominant force in the state is the landed class 0
  • noun territorialism a former Protestant theory that the civil government has the right to determine the religious beliefs of the subjects of a state 0
  • noun territorialism any territorial system 0
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Origin of territorialism

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; territorial + -ism

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Parts of speech for Territorialism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Territorialism

territorialism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

territorialism usage trend in Literature

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