Rousseauism

[ roo-soh-iz-uh m ]
/ ruˈsoʊ ɪz əm /

noun

the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.

Origin of Rousseauism

First recorded in 1860–65; Rousseau + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Rousseauism

Rous·seau·ist, Rous·seau·ite, noun Rous·seau·is·tic, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for rousseauism

  • It was all Rousseauism in experiment and reduced to absurdity.

    French Classics |William Cleaver Wilkinson

  • He was swept into Rousseauism and imagined himself another Emile.

    The Earl of Beaconsfield |James Anthony Froude

  • By Rousseauism we indicate the doctrinal dream of that dreamer; by no means the actual waking practice of the man that dreamed.

    French Classics |William Cleaver Wilkinson

  • Rousseauism is … an emancipation of impulse—especially of the impulse of sex.

    The Art of Letters |Robert Lynd