Postliberal

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A proponent of postliberalism.

    "He [Patrick Deneen] calls on postliberals to aim big, “embracing, fostering and protecting not only the nation but that which is both smaller and larger than the nation.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    After the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: neo-reactionary"

  2. 2
    Relating to postliberal theology. not-comparable

Example

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"But if we hope to create a humane postliberal future, we cannot pretend that the age of liberalism did not happen or that its basic contours can simply be jettisoned in some sort of restoration of an idyllic preliberal age."

Etymology

From post- + liberal.

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