conservatism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

Either irregularly from conservative + -ism or from conservate + -ism; ultimately from Latin cōnservāre (“to conserve; to keep, guard, observe”).

He was an agitator with a tendency to conservatism. — The Goose Man, Jakob Wassermann
Your recent defeat should teach you a lesson in conservatism." — The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan, Thomas, Jr. Dixon
Jupiter Muke RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce

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