Durkheimian

adjective

Durk·​hei·​mi·​an (ˈ)d(y)u̇r¦kemēən 

-kām-, 

-kīm-

: of or relating to Émile Durkheim or his sociological theory especially that social science must be made an objective statistical study

Word History

Etymology

Émile Durkheim †1917 French sociologist + English -ian

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