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radicalism

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rad·i·cal·ism  (rd-k-lzm)
n.
1. The doctrines or practices of radicals.
2. The quality of being radical.
radicalism [ˈrædɪkəˌlɪzəm]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the principles, desires, or practices of political radicals
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a radical movement, esp in politics
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state or nature of being radical, esp in politics
radicalistic  adj
radicalistically  adv
radicalism
1. the holding or following of principles advocating drastic political, economie, or social reforms. Cf. conservatism, gradualism.
2. the principles or practices of radicals. — radical, n., adj.
See also: Politics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.radicalism - the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society
ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
Jacobinism - the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
radicalism
noun reformism, extremism, fanaticism, revisionism, progressivism, socialism, leftism a curious mixture of radicalism and conservatism
Translations
radicalism [ˈrædɪkəlɪzəm] N (Pol) → radicalismo m
radicalism [ˈrædɪkəɪzəm] n → radicalisme m
radicalism
n (Pol) → Radikalismus m
radicalism [ˈrædɪkəˌlɪz/əm] n → radicalismo
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He chaffs her tremendously about her radicalism, and he is so immensely clever that she can't answer him, though she is rather clever too.
A Bundle of Letters by James, Henry View in context
He read the leading article, in which it was maintained that it was quite senseless in our day to raise an outcry that radicalism was threatening to swallow up all conservative elements, and that the government ought to take measures to crush the revolutionary hydra; that, on the contrary, "in our opinion the danger lies not in that fantastic revolutionary hydra, but in the obstinacy of traditionalism clogging progress," etc.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The principles of Radicalism and aristocracy seem so divergent.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
 
 
 
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