Definition of Radicalism

1. Noun. The political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society.

Generic synonyms: Ideology, Political Orientation, Political Theory
Specialized synonyms: Jacobinism

Definition of Radicalism

1. n. The quality or state of being radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals in politics or social reform.

Definition of Radicalism

1. Noun. Any of various radical social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Radicalism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radicalism

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Literary usage of Radicalism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Voice of the Negro 1919 by Robert Thomas Kerlin (1920)
"radicalism and Conservatism Manifestly these are relative terms which on different lips mean different things. That we may get the Negro's point of view on ..."

2. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1849)
"radicalism. THERE arc many terms in use, which convey to different minds ideas ... It is our design to notice some erroneous views of radicalism—to state, ..."

3. Principles of the New Economics by Lionel Danforth Edie (1922)
"radicalism has not merely its various shades and degrees, ... radicalism is about synonymous to most people with socialism, but socialism and radicalism ..."

4. Principles of the New Economics by Lionel Danforth Edie (1922)
"radicalism has not merely its various shades and degrees, ... radicalism is about synonymous to most people with socialism, but socialism and radicalism ..."

5. Civilization in the United States: An Inquiry by Thirty Americans by Harold E. Stearns (1922)
"... radicalism THE first obstacle to an assessment of radicalism in America is the difficulty of discovering precisely what American radicalism is. ..."

6. The Christian Examiner edited by Edward Everett Hale (1865)
"radicalism AND CONSERVATISM. ./ An Address to the Graduating Glass at the Cambridge Divinity School, delivered July 17, 1865. By ORVILLE DEWEY, DD " Prove ..."

7. Speeches on Political Questions [1850-1868] by George Washington Julian (1872)
"radicalism AND CONSERVATISM — THE TRUTH OF HISTORY VINDICATED. ... [This parallel between radicalism and Conservatism, drawn after the government had fairly ..."

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