survivalismn.
/səˈvʌɪvəlɪz(ə)m/ rare.
1. A theory of survival (see survival n. 3).
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society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [noun] > remnant from earlier stage of culture > theory of
survivalism1892
1892 F. W. Maitland Let. 4 Sept. (1965) 104 I am putting into the L.Q.R. a protest against Mr. Gomme's ‘survivalism’.
2. A policy of trying to ensure one's own survival or that of one's social or national group.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > specific
careerism1933
survivalism1952
1952 Round Table Dec. 26 The persistence of the unceasing attack on ‘survivalism’..argues that the Soviet critics recognize..the existence of a national pride.
1953 O. Caroe Soviet Empire xiii. 223 The minstrels sang of heroes of the resistance, and their original work is therefore banned as tainted with ‘survivalism’.
1982 New Musical Express 30 Oct. 19/1 The survivalism of Jamaica's sufferers.
Draft additions 1993
3. The practising of outdoor survival skills.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific systems
callisthenics1827
Swedish gymnastics1890
monkey drill1895
Swedish movements1899
Swedish exercises1912
Swedish drill1916
sexercise1942
jogging1948
isometrics1962
dancercise1967
slimnastics1967
aerobics1968
aquacise1968
survival1972
popmobility1974
plyometrics1975
Jazzercise1976
Pilates1981
Callanetics1984
boxercise1985
step aerobics1985
survivalism1985
box aerobics1987
cardio1987
step1989
spinning1994
1985 Survival Weaponry Dec. 27/1 If you feel strongly about some aspect of Survivalism..write us a letter.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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