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industrialism

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in·dus·tri·al·ism  (n-dstr--lzm)
n.
An economic and social system based on the development of large-scale industries and marked by the production of large quantities of inexpensive manufactured goods and the concentration of employment in urban factories.
industrialism
Noun
an organization of society characterized by large-scale manufacturing industry rather than trade or farming
industrialism
a system of social and economic organization based upon highly mechanized industry. — industrialist, n., adj.
See also: Economics
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Noun1.industrialism - an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship
economic system, economy - the system of production and distribution and consumption
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She disliked the new element of plutocracy in the social compound, and industrialism as a method of human development appeared to her singularly repulsive in its mechanical and unfeeling character.
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