Possessionism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The tendency to expand one's ownership of property without regard for its ethical implications. uncountable

    "The Pastorals are defending Pauline incarnational christology against Jewish Christian myths justifying possessionism"

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"The Pastorals are defending Pauline incarnational christology against Jewish Christian myths justifying possessionism"

Etymology

From possession + -ism.

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