Meanings
- uncountableDiscrimination on the basis of genetic profile.
Branham taught a quite literal form of Christian genoism, where salvation was dependent upon one's bloodline (Douglas Weaver 123–125).
2014, John Weaver, The Failure of Evangelical Mental Health Care, →ISBN2 more examples
Genoism, racism, and sexism are shown to be compatible and mutually reinforcing systems for maintainng socioeconomic inequality in the not-too-distant future, just as they were within the eugenics movement and within contemporary American culture.
2013, Sidney Eve Matrix, Cyberpop: Digital Lifestyles and Commodity Culture, →ISBNThere is much written about privacy, “genoism” (genetic discrimination by the likes of insurance companies), and personalized medicine.
2017, Dalton Conley, Jason Fletcher, The Genome Factor: What the Social Genomics Revolution Reveals about Ourselves, Our History & the Future, →ISBN
Origin
Coined by Andrew Niccol, director and writer of the 1997 film Gattaca.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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genoism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genoism
“genoism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genoism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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