voluntaryism

[ vol-uhn-ter-ee-iz-uhm ]

Origin of voluntaryism

1
First recorded in 1825–35; voluntary + -ism

Other words from voluntaryism

  • vol·un·tar·y·ist, noun

Words Nearby voluntaryism

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How to use voluntaryism in a sentence

  • No British Government could stamp out voluntaryism even if it wished to do so; and none has yet manifested any such desire.

  • On grounds such as these, we repeat, voluntaryism and the Establishment principle may meet and agree.

  • This movement, it must be remembered, had small sympathy with the voluntaryism of dissent.

    Bonnie Scotland | A.R. Hope Moncrieff
  • It is not a beautiful chapter in the history of voluntaryism.

    Christmas Evans | Paxton Hood
  • voluntaryism in its most absolute form, is the predominant principle of the denomination.

British Dictionary definitions for voluntaryism

voluntaryism

voluntarism

/ (ˈvɒləntərɪˌɪzəm, -trɪ-) /


noun
  1. the principle of supporting churches, schools, and various other institutions by voluntary contributions rather than with state funds

  2. any system based on this principle

Derived forms of voluntaryism

  • voluntaryist or voluntarist, noun

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