Word: essentialism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: es
sen
tial
ism
Definition: The theory that human beings are by nature (i.e. essentially) good and that evil is the product of society.
Morphemes:
Affix: essence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: essentia
Language: la
Decoded: essentia
Meaning: the being or essence of a thing
Affix: -ial
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms an adjective from a noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.