motorismn.
/ˈməʊtərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdəˌrɪz(ə)m/ Now somewhat archaic.
The use of motor vehicles, motoring; the world of motoring.
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motorism1901
1901 Pall Mall 25 60/1 We are still living in the heroic period of motorism.
1910 Westm. Gaz. 4 Jan. 5/3 That popular feature, ‘Unconventional Portraits of Leaders in Motorism’, inaugurated last season, is carried on in the new number.
1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 132/2 It is but ten or twelve years since the time when the tide of motorism began to flow.
1930 Time & Tide 24 Jan. 101 The death-dealing motorism of the highway.
1952 Birmingham (Alabama) News 20 Sept. 4 If you want to be in the forefront of motorism these days, it seems you have to have headlamps outside the fenders, mudguards that only partially protect, and if possible wire wheels.
1986 T. Holt Lucia Triumphant (1987) i. 11 The incident might prejudice his wife against another venture into the exciting world of motorism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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