extremism
extremisms
Extremism is a political or religious philosophy that's very far from the mainstream. Because it's so different from the average person's politics. being an anarchist is often considered extremism.
When someone's beliefs are considered to be extreme by most people — if they think, for example, that people should be executed for eating certain foods or using certain words — that person is said to practice extremism, and is labelled an extremist. These words are almost always used in a derogatory way, by people who see themselves as centrist or moderate. The Latin root is extremus, "outermost" or "farthest."
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any ideology favoring immoderate, uncompromising policies
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type of:
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ideology, political orientation, political theory
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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ideology, political orientation, political theory
Vocabulary lists containing extremism
This biography chronicles the life of Sojourner Truth, a woman who was born a slave, and who became the embodiment of the universal ideals of abolition and equality.
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