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Racism — racism … Dictionary of sociology
racism — index discrimination (bigotry), intolerance, segregation (isolation by races) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
racism — racism, racialism These two 20c words are used interchangeably in the meaning ‘belief in the superiority of a particular race’; racialism is somewhat older, and is closer in form to nationalism (on which it was modelled), but in current usage… … Modern English usage
racism — (n.) 1936; see RACIST (Cf. racist) … Etymology dictionary
racism — [n] prejudice against an ethnic group apartheid, bias, bigotry, discrimination, illiberality, one sidedness, partiality, racialism, sectarianism, segregation, unfairness; concept 689 … New thesaurus
racism — ► NOUN 1) the belief that there are characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to each race. 2) discrimination against or antagonism towards other races. DERIVATIVES racist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
racism — [rā′siz΄əm] n. 1. belief in or doctrine asserting racial differences in character, intelligence, etc. and the superiority of one race over another or others: racist doctrine also, typically, seeks to maintain the supposed purity of a race or the… … English World dictionary
Racism — Part of a series on … Wikipedia
racism — racist, n., adj. /ray siz euhm/, n. 1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one s own race is superior and has the right to rule … Universalium
racism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blatant, overt ▪ I was shocked by the blatant racism of his remarks. ▪ covert, subtle ▪ pervasive, rampant … Collocations dictionary
racism — n. 1) to stamp out racism 2) blatant, rampant, vicious, virulent racism * * * [ reɪsɪz(ə)m] rampant vicious virulent racism blatant to stamp out racism … Combinatory dictionary
