Durkheimian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to David Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), French positivist sociologist commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science

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Meanings

adjectiveDurkheimian (comparative more Durkheimian, superlative most Durkheimian)

comparative more Durkheimian · superlative most Durkheimian

  1. Of or pertaining to David Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), French positivist sociologist commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science

    Order maintenance, I would argue, shares this Durkheimian understanding of social categories as imitating nature.

    2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 5, in Illusion of Order
nounDurkheimian (plural Durkheimians)

plural Durkheimians

  1. A proponent of Durkheim's ideas.

Origin

From French Durkheim + -ian.

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Translations

Italian durkheimiano
  • durkheimianoof or pertaining to David Émile Durkheim
Cite this entry
APA

Durkheimian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durkheimian

MLA

“Durkheimian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durkheimian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Durkheimian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durkheimian.

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