systematism

[ sis-tuh-muh-tiz-uh m ]
/ ˈsɪs tə məˌtɪz əm /

noun

the practice of systematizing.
adherence to system or method.

Origin of systematism

First recorded in 1840–50; systemat(ize) + -ism

Words nearby systematism

systematic desensitization, systematic error, systematic name, systematic phoneme, systematics, systematism, systematist, systematize, systematized delusion, systematology, systemic

Example sentences from the Web for systematism

  • Evolutionism and systematism are opposing tendencies which can never be absolutely harmonised one with the other.

    Evolution in Modern Thought |Ernst Haeckel

  • Systematism is the death of spontaneousness, and spontaneousness is the very soul of art.

    Piano Playing |Josef Hofmann

British Dictionary definitions for systematism

systematism
/ (ˈsɪstɪməˌtɪzəm) /

noun

the practice of classifying or systematizing
adherence to a system
a systematic classification; systematized arrangement