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voluntaryism

vol·un·tar·y·ism
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vol-uh n-ter-ee-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr iˌɪz əm/
    • /ˈvɒ.lən.tə.rɪɪzm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vol-uh n-ter-ee-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr iˌɪz əm/

Definitions of voluntaryism word

  • noun voluntaryism voluntarism (def 2). 1
  • noun voluntaryism the principle of supporting churches, schools, and various other institutions by voluntary contributions rather than with state funds 0
  • noun voluntaryism any system based on this principle 0
  • noun voluntaryism the doctrine that churches, schools, etc. should be supported by voluntary contributions and not by the state 0
  • noun voluntaryism a system based on this principle 0
See all 5 definitions of voluntaryism

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Origin of voluntaryism

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; voluntary + -ism

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Parts of speech for Voluntaryism

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

voluntaryism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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