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illiberalism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The principle, state or quality of being illiberal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English illiberal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English illiberalism From illiberal + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 反自由主義 /反自由主义 (fǎn zìyóu zhǔyì) — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • French: illibéralisme — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • Georgian: არალიბერალიზმი (araliberalizmi) — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • Georgian: ანტილიბერალიზმი (anṭiliberalizmi) — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • German: Illiberalismus — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • Indonesian: iliberalisme — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • Italian: illiberalismo — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • Japanese: 反自由主義 (han jiyūshugi) — principle, state or quality of being illiberal
  • Spanish: iliberalismo — principle, state or quality of being illiberal