English Explanatory Dictionary

communalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The communal ownership of property.
  2. Any social system based around a community.
  3. Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.

Word forms

communalism communalisms

Etymology

From communal + -ism.

Synonyms

sectarianism

Related words

commune communism res communis

Derived words

ecocommunalism
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