revisionism (redirected from Revisonist)

re·vi·sion·ism  (r-vzh-nzm)

n.

1. Advocacy of the revision of an accepted, usually long-standing view, theory, or doctrine, especially a revision of historical events and movements.

2. A recurrent tendency within the Communist movement to revise Marxist theory in such a way as to provide justification for a retreat from the revolutionary to the reformist position.

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re·vision·ist adj. & n.

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revisionism [rɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital)

a.  a moderate, nonrevolutionary version of Marxism developed in Germany around 1900

b.  (in Marxist-Leninist ideology) any dangerous departure from the true interpretation of the teachings of Karl Marx, the German founder of modern Communism (1818-83)

2. the advocacy of revision of some political theory, religious doctrine, historical or critical interpretation, etc.

3. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) (usually capital) an ultra-nationalist form of Zionism that arose in Palestine in the 1940s

revisionist  n & adj

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revisionism

Marxism. any deviation from Marxist theory, doctrines, or practice, especially to modify revolution to evolution. — revisionist, n., adj.

See also: Communism

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a movement to reexamine historical information in the light of current knowledge. — revisionist, n., adj.

See also: History

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the advocacy of revision, especially in relation to court decisions. — revisionist, n. — revisionary, adj.

See also: Law

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revisionism - any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx Bolshevism, collectivism, sovietism - Soviet communism
	2.	revisionism - a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism Bolshevism, collectivism, sovietism - Soviet communism

Translations

revisionism [rɪˈvɪʒənɪzəm] N → revisionismo m

revisionism

n → Revisionismus m

revisionism [rɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm] n (Pol) → revisionismo