immediatism

noun

im·​me·​di·​a·​tism

-ə̇ˌtizəm

plural -s

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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