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Definition of "voluntaryism" []

  • Reliance on voluntary contributions rather than government funds, as for churches or schools; voluntarism. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "voluntaryism" in a sentence
  • "My kind of anarchy is based on the implicit evil and violence of government, promoting voluntaryism as an alternate means of order."
  • "I keep coming back to the origin of the root of “Satanic” — “the adversary,” and roll that around in my mind trying to connect voluntaryism and tribulationism."
  • "These women are very glad to come in at their own expense and do this work as an act of voluntaryism."