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Definitions: Nativism |
NativismNoun1. The policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation). 2. The philosophical doctrine that some ideas are innate. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Nativism |
| English words defined with "nativism": nativist, nativistic. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Nativism is most associated with the work of Jerry Fodor, Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker, who argue that we are born with certain cognitive models (specialised genetically inherited psychological abilities) that allow us to learn and acquire certain skills (such as language). They argue that many such abilities would otherwise be greatly impaired without this genetic pre-environmental contribution (see universal grammar for an example).
Psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith has put forward a theory known as the representational redescription or RR model of development which argues against such strict nativism and which proposes that the brain may become modular through experience within certain domains (such as social interaction or visual perception) rather than modules being genetically pre-specified.Political Nativism
American Nativism was created in response to the surge in immigration between 1846 and 154 when about 3 million Europeans immigrated into the United States, This movement ensured that those born in America, would receive better treatment than immigrants. In 1849, A secret nativist society called the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, was formed as a result of the fear of immigrants. The Natvists, went public in 1854 when they formed the American Party which was anti-Irish-Catholic and campaigned for laws to require longer wait time between immigration and naturalization. This new order became known as the Know-Nothings. This form of nationalism often identified with xenophobia, anti-Catholic sentiment (anti-papist) and ideas of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant supremacy. It was involved in several anti-Catholic riots in the late 18th century, including the Philadelphia Nativist Riots.
Psychological Nativism
In psychology, nativism is the view that certain skills or abilities are 'native' or hard wired into the brain at birth. This is in contrast to the 'blank slate' or tabula rasa view which states that the brain has little innate ability and almost everything is learnt through interaction with the environment.
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| "Nativism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nativism" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nativism | 29 |
1920s in nativism | 2 |
1920s nativism | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "nativism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | عداء للمهاجرين. (various references) | |
Danish | nativisme. (various references) | |
French | nativisme, hostilité aux immigrants. (various references) | |
German | Nativismus. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ativismnay.(various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "nativism": nativisms. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nativism" (pronounced nā"tivi'zum) |
| 7 | -t i v i' z u m | activism, collectivism, negativism, positivism, relativism. |
| 6 | -i v i' z u m | recidivism. |
| 5 | -v i' z u m | atavism, bolshevism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, adventurism, agrarianism, alcoholism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bilingualism, boosterism, botulism, cannibalism, capitalism, catechism, centralism, chauvinism, classicism, colonialism, commercialism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, deism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dualism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, embolism, emotionalism, empiricism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, evangelism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, factionalism, fanaticism, fascism, fatalism, favoritism, federalism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, gradualism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, idealism, illusionism, imperialism, impressionism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, journalism, leftism, legalism, lesbianism, liberalism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, materialism, mechanism, mercantilism, mesmerism, metabolism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, minimalism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, mysticism, narcissism, nationalism, naturalism, nepotism, neutralism, nihilism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parallelism, parkinsonism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, pluralism, polymorphism, polytheism, populism, pragmatism, professionalism, protectionism, provincialism, puritanism, racialism, racism, radicalism, realism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, sensationalism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, socialism, statism, stoicism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, synergism, territorialism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vandalism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: vitamins. | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-i-m-n-s-t-v" | |
-1 letter: animist, intimas, santimi, vitamin. | |
-2 letters: animis, intima, isatin, mantis, matins, mavins, saimin, simian, vimina. | |
-3 letters: amins, animi, antis, intis, mains, maist, matin, mavin, mavis, minas, minis, mints, mitis, saint, satin, savin, stain, tains, tamis, vinas, visit, vista. | |
-4 letters: aims, ains, aits, amin, amis, anis, anti, ants, inia, inti, main, mans, mast, mats, mina, mini, mint, mist, nims, nisi, nits, sain, sati, sima, smit, snit, tain, tams, tans, tavs, tins, vain, vans, vast, vats, vims, vina, visa, vita. | |
-5 letters: aim, ain, ais, ait, ami, ani, ant, ins, ism, its, man, mas, mat, mis, nam, nim, nit, sat, sim, sin, sit, tam, tan, tas, tav, tin, tis, van, vas, vat, via, vim, vis. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-i-m-n-s-t-v" | |
+1 letter: nativisms, vitamines. | |
+2 letters: negativism, timesaving. | |
+3 letters: motivations, negativisms, nominatives, provitamins, vigilantism. | |
+4 letters: antivitamins, avitaminoses, avitaminosis, carminatives, deviationism, megavitamins, salvationism, transmissive, vigilantisms. | |
+5 letters: denominatives, deviationisms, imitativeness, improvisation, misevaluating, misevaluation, multivitamins, remotivations, salvationisms, vasectomizing, vegetarianism, vocationalism. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 61 74 69 76 69 73 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. .- - .. ...- .. ... -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100001 01110100 01101001 01110110 01101001 01110011 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N a t i v i s m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0061 0074 0069 0076 0069 0073 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4867867588758579 |
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