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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state. countable, uncountable

   "1874-1896, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Yet another indication of primordialism may be named."

2. 2
   The belief that each individual has a single inborn ethnic identity independent of historical processes. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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ageantiquityatavisminveteracyprimogenituresenility

Example

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"1874-1896, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Yet another indication of primordialism may be named."

Etymology

From primordial + -ism.

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