racialism
noun
ra·cial·ism
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Definition of racialism
: a theory that race determines human traits and capacities
also
: racism
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Other Words from racialism
racialist
\ ˈrā-shə-list
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noun or adjective
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noun or adjective
racialistic
\ ˌrā-shə-ˈli-stik
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of racialism in a Sentence
the racialism of some of the nation's founders seems to contradict their professed belief that “all men are created equal”
ugly incidents of racialism at the school have decreased since the introduction of multiracial rap sessions
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Italian fascism, for example, did not rely on anti-Semitism and other racialism the way that the Klan and National Socialism did.12 And the Klan differed in some important ways from those two prototypical fascist movements. — Nancy K. Maclean, Slate Magazine, "America’s Brush With Fascism," 20 Mar. 2017 The rub instead is the progressive attempt to undermine all shared public institutions by turning them into left-wing megaphones and in the process condoning the use of violence, obscenity, and racialism. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Progressive Octopus," 26 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'racialism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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