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rad·i·cal·ism

 (răd′ĭ-kə-lĭz′əm)
n.
1. The doctrines or practices of radicals.
2. The quality of being radical.
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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
ˌradicalˈistic adj
ˌradicalˈistically adv
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rad•i•cal•ism

(ˈræd ɪ kəˌlɪz əm)

n.
1. the holding or following of radical views or principles.
2. the principles or practices of radicals.
[1810–20]
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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
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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radicalism

noun reformism, extremism, fanaticism, revisionism, progressivism, socialism, leftism a curious mixture of radicalism and conservatism
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Translations
radikalizam

radicalism

[ˈrædɪkəlɪzəm] N (Pol) → radicalismo m
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radicalism

[ˈrædɪkəɪzəm] n → radicalisme m
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radicalism

n (Pol) → Radikalismus m
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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.
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The principles of Radicalism and aristocracy seem so divergent."
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The spirit of our American radicalism is destructive and aimless: it is not loving; it has no ulterior and divine ends, but is destructive only out of hatred and selfishness.
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They all vehemently worked against radicalism because they felt that it was a threat to their future, their newly founded freedom, and self-rule that they all support.
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The ministry has now blocked more than 780,000 websites in its efforts to curtail the spread of radicalism, the(http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/1905271/indonesia-blocks-over-780000-websites-militancy-missions) South China Morning Post  reported.  
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