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noun
Adherence to transformational grammars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
A fusion of evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, and ecumenism that became prominent in the early 21st century; transformational Christianity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
A sociological and educational theory that focuses on the process of learned concepts and skills to reframe and transform unthinking culturally-generated assumptions and cognitive categories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: education, human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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noun
The belief in the transformative power of Confucian culture as a superior system that can be universally applied to all people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: political-science, social-sciences
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noun
A political theory that emphasizes assimilation as a process of global cultural convergence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: political-science, social-sciences
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noun
A theory proposed by Robinet in the 18th century that posits a single, created prototype for all species of plants and animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
From transformational + -ism.
