Associatism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A self-regulatory movement in the 1920s in which community members assumed a duty of mutual obligation to support each other. uncountable
- 2 The worship of, or belief in, various entities associated with the divine. uncountable
"Associatism can take the form of venerating trees or the tombs of saints, seeking holy men or soothsayers as intermediaries with God, or putting one's faith in astrology."
Example
More examples"Associatism can take the form of venerating trees or the tombs of saints, seeking holy men or soothsayers as intermediaries with God, or putting one's faith in astrology."
Etymology
From associate + -ism.
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