Amazonism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Domination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system. uncountable

    "In reaction against Amazonism, the next era of human society sees the development of a new form of marriage under male hegemony."

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"In reaction against Amazonism, the next era of human society sees the development of a new form of marriage under male hegemony."

Etymology

From Amazon + -ism.

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