futilitarianismn.
/ˌfjuːtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m/ Futilitarian policy.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > policy or pursuit of
vanitarianism1849
futilitarianism1921
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > purposeless > policy of
futilitarianism1921
1921 Glasgow Herald 3 Feb. 8 To associate the activities of the Church with the Labour Party would be one more example of the Higher Futilitarianism with which ecclesiastics in all ages have been tempted to experiment.
1924 C. E. Montague Right Place x. 153 At least for some eager and absorbed hours your true rambler has washed all that futilitarianism out of his soul.
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