autonomism

[ aw-ton-uh-miz-uh m ]

/ ɔˈtɒn əˌmɪz əm /

noun

the belief in or a movement toward autonomy.

Origin of autonomism

First recorded in 1870–75; autonom(y) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM autonomism

au·ton·o·mist, adjective, noun

Words nearby autonomism

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Definition for autonomist (2 of 2)

autonomy

[ aw-ton-uh-mee ]

/ ɔˈtɒn ə mi /

noun, plural au·ton·o·mies.

independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual.

the condition of being autonomous; self-government or the right of self-government: The rebels demanded autonomy from Spain.

a self-governing community.

Origin of autonomy

1615–25; < Greek autonomía independence, equivalent to autónom(os) autonomous + -ia -y³

OTHER WORDS FROM autonomy

au·ton·o·mist, noun

Example sentences from the Web for autonomist

For some years he was a leader of the Autonomist party, but later identified himself actively with the cause of independence.

The History of Cuba, vol. 3 |Willis Fletcher Johnson
The party in possession of the town council, the Autonomist party, would have none of him.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 |Henry Baerlein
It was thus at this time that the disintegration of the once influential Autonomist party began.

The History of Cuba, vol. 4 |Willis Fletcher Johnson
Out of the eighty-six communes of Dalmatia, Zadar was the solitary one that was Autonomist.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 |Henry Baerlein

Labra, the autonomist deputy for Cuba, and no one has forgotten the proposition presented to the Congress by Sr.

The Katipunan |J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)

British Dictionary definitions for autonomist

autonomy

/ (ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

the right or state of self-government, esp when limited

a state, community, or individual possessing autonomy

freedom to determine one's own actions, behaviour, etc

philosophy

the doctrine that the individual human will is or ought to be governed only by its own principles and lawsSee also categorical imperative
the state in which one's actions are autonomous

Derived forms of autonomy

autonomist, noun

Word Origin for autonomy

C17: from Greek autonomia freedom to live by one's own laws; see autonomous

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