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Territorialism

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory countable, uncountable

    "Such incidents create debate about localism, a brand of territorialism that has been practiced at surf breaks around the world for decades."

  2. 2
    A theory of church government according to which the ruler of a country has the natural right to rule also over the ecclesiastical affairs of its people. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From territorial + -ism.

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