noun
racialism
Racialism (noun) means the idea that people can be sorted into separate races, each with its own fixed, inherited features.
noun
1
The idea that people can be sorted into separate races, each with its own fixed, inherited features.
"Yet such racialism was built upon the data of philology, inferring discrete racial groups from different speech varieties."
— Will Abberley, Philology, Anglo-Saxonism, and Nation (2020)
"Never mentioning Delany by name, Vashon lambastes the “combatants” for their racialism, insisting that a belief in “a natural distinction between the white and colored races” only legitimates the racism of blacks’ oppressors."
— Robert S. Levine (2000)
2
Prejudice or discrimination against people because of their race, or actions that favour one race over others.
3
Strong loyalty to one's own tribe or nation.
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Etymology
From racial + -ism. Coined in 1882 based on the older use of "race" as a synonym of "nation, tribe, ethnic group", later senses (from 1890) from the use of "race" for racial categories.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of racialism?
"racialism" (noun) means the idea that people can be sorted into separate races, each with its own fixed, inherited features.
What is another word for racialism?
Other words for "racialism" include racism.
What are the different meanings of racialism?
"racialism" has 3 main meanings: 1. The idea that people can be sorted into separate races, each with its own fixed, inherited features; 2. Prejudice or discrimination against people because of their race, or actions that favour one race over others; 3. Strong loyalty to one's own tribe or nation.
