racialism
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Racialism — is an emphasis on race or racial considerations.[1] Currently, racialism entails a belief in the existence and significance of racial categories, but not necessarily that any absolute hierarchy between the races has been demonstrated by a… … Wikipedia
racialism — racialism, racism Racialism is the unequal treatment of a population group purely because of its possession of physical or other characteristics socially defined as denoting a particular race (see race, sociology of ). Racism is the deterministic … Dictionary of sociology
racialism — index discrimination (bigotry), segregation (isolation by races) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
racialism — ► NOUN ▪ racism. DERIVATIVES racialist noun & adjective racialize (also racialise) verb … English terms dictionary
racialism — [rā′shəliz΄əm] n. RACISM racialist n., adj … English World dictionary
racialism — [[t]re͟ɪʃəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Racialism means the same as racism. [mainly BRIT] The cause of their beliefs, however, was not racialism pure and simple. Syn: racism Derived words: racialist ADJ usu ADJ n I felt that these racialist groups were… … English dictionary
racialism — racism, racialism These two 20c words are used interchangeably in the meaning ‘belief in the superiority of a particular race’; racialism is somewhat older, and is closer in form to nationalism (on which it was modelled), but in current usage… … Modern English usage
racialism — noun Date: 1907 a theory that race determines human traits and capacities; also racism • racialist noun or adjective • racialistic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
racialism — racialist, n., adj. racialistic, adj. /ray sheuh liz euhm/, n. racism. [1905 10; RACIAL + ISM] * * * … Universalium
racialism — noun a) The belief in the existence and significance of racial categories. b) The belief in racial separatist ideologies, the emphasis on perceived social and cultural differences among races … Wiktionary
