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1. nativism
noun. ['ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm'] (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate.
Synonyms
- philosophical doctrine
Antonyms
- hereditarianism
Etymology
- -ism (English)
- native (English)
- natif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Words that Rhyme with Nativism
- abolitionism
- absenteeism
- absolutism
- activism
- adventurism
- adventurism
- agrarianism
- alcoholism
- altruism
- amateurism
- americanism
- anachronism
- aneurism
- anglo-catholicism
- animism
- antagonism
- anthropomorphism
- anti-catholicism
- anti-catholicism
- antidisestablishmentarianism
Example sentences of the word nativism
1. Noun, singular or mass
The biggest challenge to immigrants in 19th-century America came from the rise in a movement known as nativism.
2. nativism
noun. ['ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm'] the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation).
Etymology
- -ism (English)
- native (English)
- natif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))