Definitions for tribalism

tribalism trib·al·ism

Spelling: [trahy-buh-liz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈtraɪ bəˌlɪz əm/

Tribalism is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 487 anagrams from letters in tribalism (abiilmrst).

Definitions for tribalism

noun

  1. the customs and beliefs of tribal life and society.
  2. strong loyalty to one's own tribe, party, or group.

Origin of tribalism

First recorded in 1885-90; tribal + -ism

Examples for tribalism

Their tribalism makes them instinctive defenders of Israeli action.

They have their various neighborhood, civic, recreational and national identities, none of which are defined by Jewish tribalism.

Christianity was the first expression of world religion, the first complete repudiation of tribalism and war and disputation.

But the Celtic state did not emerge from tribalism in Britain; the Celtic heroes were always tribal heroes.

A strange compound of feudalism with tribalism ensued, in the shape of mongrel chieftaincies, henceforth the predominant powers.

The country is riven by tribalism, regionalism and a host of armed militias who so far have refused to disarm.

“I was worried about the borders issue and the tribalism in South Sudan, but I was optimistic,” says Nyuon.

Treitschke is the prophet of tribalism, Nietzsche of ruthlessness, Bernhardi of ambition.

Sometimes feminism seems just a form of tribalism: the woman is always right, especially when she's wrong.

This newly shaped global brain can topple the traditional barriers of religion, tribalism, nationalism, and political oppression.

Word Value for tribalism
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