conservatism

conservatism
conservatism 1835, in reference to the Conservative party in British politics; from CONSERVATIVE (Cf. conservative) + -ISM (Cf. -ism). From 1840 in reference to conservative principles generally.

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  • Conservatism — Con*serv a*tism, n. [For conservatism.] The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conservatism — index continence, moderation, prudence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • conservatism — [kən sʉr′və tiz΄əm] n. the principles and practices of a conservative person or party; tendency to oppose change in institutions and methods …   English World dictionary

  • Conservatism — This article is about conservatism as a political and social philosophy. For other uses, see Conservatism (disambiguation). Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

  • conservatism — /keuhn serr veuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. 2. the principles and practices of political conservatives. [1825 35; CONSERVAT(IVE) + ISM] * * * Political attitude …   Universalium

  • conservatism — [[t]kənsɜ͟ː(r)vətɪzəm[/t]] (The spelling Conservatism is also used for meaning 1.) 1) N UNCOUNT Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to …   English dictionary

  • conservatism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ diehard, entrenched (both BrE) ▪ moderate, relative ▪ compassionate ▪ his message of compassionate conservatism …   Collocations dictionary

  • conservatism — An everyday notion meaning to ‘preserve’ or ‘keep intact’ which has, at least in Europe and the United States since the nineteenth century, come to be associated with a set of political principles. The major problem in defining the concept is… …   Dictionary of sociology

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