primordialism

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noun

Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.

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Meanings

nounprimordialism (countable and uncountable, plural primordialisms)

plural primordialisms

  1. countableuncountableDevotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.

    1874-1896, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Yet another indication of primordialism may be named.

  2. countableuncountableThe belief that each individual has a single inborn ethnic identity independent of historical processes.

Origin

From primordial + -ism.

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primordialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primordialism

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“primordialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primordialism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primordialism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primordialism.

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