Etymology

Ralstonism

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Today it means: A minor social movement in the USA in the nineteenth century, promoting white superiority, a diet and exercise regime, and the supposed ability to develop control over the minds of others. Full definition →

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The story

Everett Ralston, pseudonym of founder Webster Edgerly (1852-1926), + -ism

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