associatism

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noun

A self-regulatory movement in the 1920s in which community members assumed a duty of mutual obligation to support each other.

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Meanings

nounassociatism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA self-regulatory movement in the 1920s in which community members assumed a duty of mutual obligation to support each other.
  2. uncountablelifestyleThe worship of, or belief in, various entities associated with the divine.

    Associatism can take the form of venerating trees or the tombs of saints, seeking holy men or soothsayers as intermediaries with God, or putting one's faith in astrology.

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Origin

From associate + -ism.

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APA

associatism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/associatism

MLA

“associatism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/associatism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “associatism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/associatism.

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