FEMINISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does feminism mean? 

• FEMINISM (noun)
  The noun FEMINISM has 2 senses:

1. a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

2. the movement aimed at equal rights for women

  Familiarity information: FEMINISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEMINISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Derivation:

feminist (a supporter of feminism)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The movement aimed at equal rights for women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

feminism; feminist movement; women's lib; women's liberation movement

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

campaign; cause; crusade; drive; effort; movement (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end)

Meronyms (members of "feminism"):

feminist; libber; women's liberationist; women's rightist (a supporter of feminism)

Derivation:

feminist (a supporter of feminism)