im·me·di·a·tism
| \ -ə̇ˌtizəm \
plural -s
Definition of immediatism
1
: immediateness
2
: a policy or practice of gaining a desired end by immediate action
specifically
: a policy advocating the immediate abolition of slavery
3
: an epistemological theory that views the object of perception as directly knowable
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