integralism
(ɪnˈtɛgrəlɪz(ə)m)
[f. integral a. 1 + -ism.]
A name sometimes adopted for a philosophical or political, etc., doctrine or theory which involves the concept of an integral whole.
| 1871 S. P. Andrews Primary Synopsis Universology xii. 178 Integralism is the new and final philosophy; the all-sided and complete reconciliation of all possible sectarian divisions in all spheres; not as extinguishing individual differences, but as softening, co-ordinating, and utilizing them. 1939 Times 18 Feb. 17/4 The counterpart of the Nazi movement—Integralism—has its supporters. 1964 D. G. MacRae in J. H. Plumb Crisis in Humanities 127 By ‘integralism’ is meant a set of beliefs that involve one in claiming that social structures form a ‘seamless web’ in which every institution and social position is linked to every other and is part of a unique, interconnected configuration. 1969 D. M. Smith Italy (ed. 2) vii. xxi. 255 The Rome party congress of 1906 had recorded a victory for ‘integralism’..yet revolutionary socialism continued to spread. |