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DEVIATIONISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deviationism mean?
• DEVIATIONISM (noun)
The noun DEVIATIONISM has 1 sense:
1. ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
Familiarity information: DEVIATIONISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("deviationism" is a kind of...):
abandonment; defection; desertion (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility)
Derivation:
deviationist (an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism))
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