ancestorism

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noun

The emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage: their veneration (in a nonreligious sense).

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Meanings

nounancestorism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage: their veneration (in a nonreligious sense).

    Synonyms: ancestralism

  2. uncountableAncestor worship.

    Synonyms: ancestralism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage: their veneration (in a nonreligious sense).

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ancestralism

nounAncestor worship.

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ancestralism
Also see
ancestor worshipancestralism

Origin

From ancestor + -ism. Compare atavism, whose formation in French (before English borrowed it) had underlying parallel.

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Translations

Korean 조상숭배
  • 조상숭배 (josang-sungbae)emphasis of the importance of one's lineage
Polish kult przodków
  • kult przodkówemphasis of the importance of one's lineage
Portuguese ancestralismo
  • ancestralismoemphasis of the importance of one's lineage
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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