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primordialism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

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

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From primordial + -ism.