racialism

racialism

noun

Definition of RACIALISM

1

the belief that certain races of people are by birth and nature superior to others <the racialism of some of the nation's founders seems to contradict their professed belief that “all men are created equal”>

Synonyms racialism

Related Words apartheid, segregation, separatism; eugenics

Near Antonyms desegregation, integration

2

hatred of or discrimination against a person or persons based on their race <ugly incidents of racialism at the school have decreased since the introduction of multiracial rap sessions>

Synonyms prejudice, racialism

Related Words race-baiting; apartheid, jim crow, segregation, separatism; bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, narrowness

Near Antonyms antidiscrimination, antiracism, antisegregation; assimilationism