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DEVIATIONISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deviationism mean? 

DEVIATIONISM (noun)
  The noun DEVIATIONISM has 1 sense:

1. ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)play

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DEVIATIONISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

abandonment; defection; desertion (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility)

Derivation:

deviationist (an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism))


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