noun
normalism
Normalism (noun) means the state of being normal, where most things are as expected.
noun
1
The state of being normal, where most things are as expected.
2
A set of beliefs about how people decide what counts as normal.
3
A tendency to treat most differences from the usual as still being normal.
"Flexible normalism follows the assumption that people reach the periphery of society by chance."
— Shelley Tremain, Foucault and the Government of Disability (2015)
"Normalism was the normal school philosophy which relied on a positivist and evolutionary approach to learning; it was called by its practitioners “the science of progress and the science of man.”"
— Marifran Carlson, ¡Feminismo!: The Woman's Movement in Argentina (2005)
4
A prejudice against whatever is abnormal.
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Etymology
Formed from normal and -ism.
Rhymes for normalism
realism
fatalism
idealism
globalism
socialism
vandalism
federalism
radicalism
capitalism
liberalism
surrealism
journalism
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of normalism?
"normalism" (noun) means the state of being normal, where most things are as expected.
What are the different meanings of normalism?
"normalism" has 3 main meanings: 1. The state of being normal, where most things are as expected; 2. A set of beliefs about how people decide what counts as normal; 3. A tendency to treat most differences from the usual as still being normal.
