totalism

== English == === Etymology === From total +‎ -ism. === Noun === totalism (countable and uncountable, plural totalisms) (rare, usually uncountable) A social, economic and/or political system in which some authority (e.g. the state or "the market") wields absolute power; totalitarianism. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:totalism. (rare, countable) A philosophy, ideology or belief system that is total in its scope, one that covers everything. (rare, uncountable) Totality; (the) entirety (of something). (rare, uncountable) Totalness, absoluteness; the characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope. ==== Quotations ==== ==== Related terms ==== totalist totalistic === References === “totalism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === tailmost