statu quo-ismn.

Brit.

/ˌstatjuː ˈkwəʊɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌsteɪˌtu ˈkwoʊɪz(ə)m/,

/ˌstɑˌtu ˈkwoʊɪz(ə)m/,

/ˌstædu ˈkwoʊɪz(ə)m/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin statu quo , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin statu quo (also in statu quo : see in statu quo adv.) + -ism suffix. Compare status quo n., and earlier statu quo-ite n., statuquoitism n. at statu quo-ite n. Derivatives.

Chiefly humorous. Now rare.

Partiality for, or inclination to maintain, the existing state of affairs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun]

reaction1792

statu quo-ism1834

retrogradism1849

reactionism1857

misoneism1886

reactionaryism1907

reactionariness1908

Blimpism1937

blimpery1940

immobilism1949

sclerosis1954

1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. II. xxviii. 294 The sledge-hammer blow,—worthy of Sampson himself,—which you have given to culinary statu-quoism.

1848 A. Steinmetz Hist. Jesuits III. 388 Another peculiarity of the Chinese was statu-quo-ism, their imitative faculties having from time immemorial completely palsied the inventive.

1932 P. Bloomfield Imaginary Worlds i. 21 I must remark that his Statu-quo-ism is by no means disturbed by the fact of evolution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	statu quo-ism
释义	statu quo-ismn. Brit. /ˌstatjuː ˈkwəʊɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌsteɪˌtu ˈkwoʊɪz(ə)m/, /ˌstɑˌtu ˈkwoʊɪz(ə)m/, /ˌstædu ˈkwoʊɪz(ə)m/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin statu quo , -ism suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin statu quo (also in statu quo : see in statu quo adv.) + -ism suffix. Compare status quo n., and earlier statu quo-ite n., statuquoitism n. at statu quo-ite n. Derivatives. Chiefly humorous. Now rare. Partiality for, or inclination to maintain, the existing state of affairs. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun] reaction1792 statu quo-ism1834 retrogradism1849 reactionism1857 misoneism1886 reactionaryism1907 reactionariness1908 Blimpism1937 blimpery1940 immobilism1949 sclerosis1954 1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. II. xxviii. 294 The sledge-hammer blow,—worthy of Sampson himself,—which you have given to culinary statu-quoism. 1848 A. Steinmetz Hist. Jesuits III. 388 Another peculiarity of the Chinese was statu-quo-ism, their imitative faculties having from time immemorial completely palsied the inventive. 1932 P. Bloomfield Imaginary Worlds i. 21 I must remark that his Statu-quo-ism is by no means disturbed by the fact of evolution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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