accommodationism

English

Etymology

From accommodation +‎ -ism.

Noun

accommodationism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of being accommodating; in particular, of accommodating an opposition (e.g. politically), especially with regard to established religions (state religions), freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
    • 2007, Dr Jason J McDonald, American Ethnic History, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 144:
      Other historians argue that accommodationism has been the prevalent form of ethnic collective action merely because it was the only option available to many  […]

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