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Vinony

egalitarianism

noun

  1. trend of thought that favors equality for all people
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English egalitarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English egalitarianism From egalitarian + -ism.

  1. The political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth.

    “The gap between rich and poor is growing in ways that mock American middle-class egalitarianism.”