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Rousseauism [roo-soh-iz-uh m] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
Origin of Rousseauism First recorded in 1860–65; Rousseau + -ism Related formsRous·seau·ist, Rous·seau·ite, nounRous·seau·is·tic, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for rousseauism Historical Examples of rousseauism
He was swept into Rousseauism and imagined himself another Emile.
James Anthony Froude
It was all Rousseauism in experiment and reduced to absurdity.
William Cleaver Wilkinson
Rousseauism is … an emancipation of impulse—especially of the impulse of sex.
Robert Lynd
By Rousseauism we indicate the doctrinal dream of that dreamer; by no means the actual waking practice of the man that dreamed.
William Cleaver Wilkinson
