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From stat(e) + -ism. Doublet of etatism. First attested in c. 1600.
First known use, by meaning
- 1912 The belief that the state is a legitimate social institution.
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statism
Today it means: Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to political officials and expediency. Full definition →
First used 1912