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- [hob-iz-uh m]
- /ˈhɒb ɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hob-iz-uh m]
- /ˈhɒb ɪz əm/
Definitions of hobbism word
- noun hobbism the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests. 1
- noun hobbism the mechanistic political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, which stresses the necessity for a powerful sovereign to control human beings 0
- noun hobbism the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, who held that a strong government, esp. an absolute monarchy, is needed to control clashing individual interests 0
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Origin of hobbism
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; Hobb(es) + -ism
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Parts of speech for Hobbism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hobbism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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