racialism
Meanings
Plural: racialisms
Noun
- discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
- Tribalism, nationalism.
- The belief that humans can be categorized as belonging to distinct races, each race being characterized by fixed and heritable traits.
- Racism, the belief in the existence of different races and the belief that some races are superior to other races; policies or practices which promote the dominance of one or more races over other races.
Origin / Etymology
From racial + -ism. Coined in 1882 based on the older use of "race" as a synonym of "nation, tribe, ethnic group", later senses (from 1890) from the use of "race" for racial categories.
Synonyms
racial discrimination, racism
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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