Fidelism

American

[fi-del-iz-uhm] / fɪˈdɛl ɪz əm /

noun

Castroism.

Fidelism British

/ fiːˈdɛlɪzəm /

noun

Also called: Castroism. belief in, adherence to, or advocacy of the principles of Fidel Castro

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Other Word Forms

Fidelist noun

Etymology

Origin of Fidelism

1955–60; Fidel ( Castro ) + -ism

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Castro no longer cuts a wide swath through Latin America, but local discontents can oft be fanned by Fidelism.

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