Word: conservativism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
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Definition: Alternative form of conservatism; a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
Morphemes:
Affix: conserve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
Affix: -ative
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of, related to, or associated with the thing specified
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.