racism

rac·ism

noun \ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm also -ˌshi-\

Definition of RACISM

1

: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

2

: racial prejudice or discrimination

— rac·ist\-sist also -shist\ noun or adjective

Examples of RACISM

1. the racism that was the basis of apartheid
2. <Hitler's declaration of his belief in a “master race” was an indication of the inherent racism of the Nazi movement.>

First Known Use of RACISM

1933

Related to RACISM

Synonyms: racialism

Related Words: apartheid, segregation, separatism; eugenics

Near Antonyms: desegregation, integration

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Rhymes with RACISM

abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism

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