INDUSTRIALISM

industrialism

(noun) an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

industrialism (plural industrialisms)

The socio-economic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.

Source: Wiktionary


In*dus"tri*al*ism, n.

1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. J. S. Mill.

2. The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor. Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 February 2025

PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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