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Meaning of primordialism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The belief that each individual has a single inborn ethnic identity independent of historical processes.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“1874-1896, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Yet another indication of primordialism may be named.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

primordiality Primordially primordian primordium primorial primorial prime

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