Fidelism

(fiːˈdɛlɪzəm) or

fidelismo

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) belief in, adherence to, or advocacy of the principles of Fidel Castro. Also called: Castroism

Fiˈdelist n

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Cas•tro•ism

(ˈkæs troʊˌɪz əm)

n.

the political, social, and revolutionary theories and policies advocated by Fidel Castro.

[1955–60]

Cas′tro•ist, Cas′tro•ite`, n., adj.

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It found it in anti-Americanism which, for decades, had filled the intellectual vacuum in other revolutionary movements, from Kim Il-sungism in North Korea to Fidelism in Cuba and, more recently, Chavism in Venezuela.

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The principle is universal in rationalism and fidelism; or "general," common to all mankind, as Hume expresses it, in empiricism.

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Why not Fidelism, argues Reinaldo Escobar, editor of Consenso, a fledgling Havana magazine that is critical of the government.