communalism

English

Etymology

From communal +‎ -ism.

Noun

communalism (countable and uncountable, plural communalisms)

  1. The communal ownership of property.
  2. Any social system based around a community.
  3. (India) Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.
    Near-synonym: sectarianism

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