单词 | levelism |
释义 | levelismn. The principle of levelling distinctions in society. In early use spec. the principles advocated by the ‘Levellers’. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > integration or egalitarianism levellinga1641 levelism1659 Levelry1661 non-discrimination1793 liberation1798 diversity1859 equalitarianisma1866 equality of opportunity1891 egalitarianism1932 integration1940 1659 Democritus turned Statesm. in Harl. Misc. (1810) VI. 194 This day a Republican, to-morrow what you please; a favourer of Levellism [etc.]. 1708 S. Sewall Diary 15 Jan. (1973) I. 585 He speaks against Levillism, Buying and Selling Men. 1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 480 We had given sufficient evidence of our ability to grapple with the leviathan of levelism in matters ecclesiastical. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1659 |
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