EGALITARIANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does egalitarianism mean? 

• EGALITARIANISM (noun)
  The noun EGALITARIANISM has 1 sense:

1. the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality

  Familiarity information: EGALITARIANISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EGALITARIANISM (noun)

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Meaning:

The doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

egalitarianism; equalitarianism

Hypernyms ("egalitarianism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)