Meanings
nounMaslowism (uncountable)
- uncountableA model describing the main human physiological needs, including personal hygiene, dressing, feeding oneself, voluntary urinary and bowel control, ambulation, sleeping, copulation, homeostasis and shelter.
Origin
From Maslow + -ism, named after Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), American psychologist.
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Maslowism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maslowism
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maslowism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maslowism.
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