CONSERVATISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conservatism mean? 

• CONSERVATISM (noun)
  The noun CONSERVATISM has 1 sense:

1. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

  Familiarity information: CONSERVATISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSERVATISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

conservatism; conservativism

Hypernyms ("conservatism" is a kind of...):

ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conservatism"):

neoconservatism (an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s))

reaction (extreme conservatism in political or social matters)