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Meaning of "draconianism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRACONIANISM

draconianism  [drəˈkəʊnɪənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRACONIANISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Draconianism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRACONIANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of draconianism in the English dictionary

The definition of draconianism in the dictionary is harshness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRACONIANISM


agrarianism
əˈɡrɛərɪənɪzəm
antinomianism
ˌæntɪˈnəʊmɪənɪzəm
antiquarianism
ˌæntɪˈkweərɪənɪzəm
Aristotelianism
ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪənɪzəm
authoritarianism
ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Cartesianism
kɑːˈtiːzɪənɪzəm
egalitarianism
ɪˌɡælɪˈteərɪənɪzəm
epicureanism
ˌɛpɪkjʊəˈrɪənɪzəm
equestrianism
ɪˈkwɛstrɪənɪzəm
Hegelianism
hɪˈɡeɪlɪənɪzəm
Kantianism
ˈkæntɪənɪzəm
lesbianism
ˈlɛzbɪənɪzəm
libertarianism
ˌlɪbəˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Machiavellianism
ˌmækɪəˈvelɪənɪzəm
messianism
mɛˈsaɪənɪzəm
pedestrianism
pəˈdɛstrɪənɪzəm
presbyterianism
ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪənɪzəm
Rastafarianism
ˌræstəˈfɛərɪənɪzəm
totalitarianism
təʊˌtælɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Trinitarianism
ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRACONIANISM

drac
dracaena
drachm
drachma
drachmae
drack
Draco
draco lizard
dracone
draconian
draconic
draconic month
draconically
Draconis
draconism
draconites
dracontiasis
Dracula
dracunculus
draff

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRACONIANISM

Anglicanism
Confucianism
coping mechanism
defence mechanism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
hedonism
hooliganism
humanism
humanitarianism
mechanism
microorganism
New Urbanism
organism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
Satanism
shamanism
urbanism
veganism
vegetarianism

Synonyms and antonyms of draconianism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «draconianism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRACONIANISM

Find out the translation of draconianism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of draconianism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «draconianism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

draconianism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

draconianism
570 millions of speakers

English

draconianism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

draconianism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

draconianism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

draconianism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

draconianism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

draconianism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

draconisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Drakonianisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

draconianism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

draconianism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

draconianism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Draconianism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

draconianism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

draconianism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तार्किकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

draconianism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

draconianism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

draconianism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

draconianism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

draconianism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

draconianism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draconianism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

draconianism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

draconianism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of draconianism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRACONIANISM»

The term «draconianism» is used very little and occupies the 165.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRACONIANISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «draconianism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «draconianism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about draconianism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRACONIANISM»

Discover the use of draconianism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to draconianism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Destiny of Modern Societies: The Calvinist ...
Draconianism” As indicated, still another exact “proof” or pathological syndrome of Puritan moral fascism in America comprises severe, Draconian-like punishments for moral sins and vices, just as for usual crimes, and in that sense what can ...
Milan Zafirovski, 2009
2
What Happens in Death + a Few Related Topics
But, having seen what monumentally disastrous consequences the Draconianism of their papal predecessors caused, no pope since then could possibly be excusably ignorant of how evil such Draconianism is as a result of the consequences ...
Edward N. Haas, 2012
3
New Consciousness for a New World: How to Thrive in ...
Irefer tothisthird scenario as digital draconianism. Digital Draconianism This scenariosuggests that the more powerful, developed states wouldshift ever further toward draconian measures of civilian surveillance. A Big Brother–style of  ...
Kingsley L. Dennis, 2011
4
-ologies and -isms
Draconianism 239. LAW. Draconic 239. LAW. Draconianism. dramalogue 127. DRAMA. dramaticism 41. BEHAVIOR. dramaturge 127. DRAMA. dramaturgy. dramaturgist 127. DRAMA, dramaturgy. dramaturgy 127. DRAMA. drapetomania 144.
Laurence Urdang, Anne Ryle, Tanya H. Lee, 1986
5
The American Review of Reviews
This is the means by which Draconianism, so distasteful to Britishers, has in the main been avoided. In the absence of any guaranty that power shall always reside in the hands of the wise, the just, and the benevolent, most thinking people  ...
Albert Shaw, 1912
6
Parliamentary Debates
A child of thirteen was hanged for pilfering a few shillings. or for taking something from a provision stall to minister to the ordinary animal wants of nature. Those were times when the Draconianism of our civil law was most marked. There are ...
Australia. Parliament, 1904
7
The Pall Mall Magazine
There is ample excuse and justification for such Draconianism. Laziness and incompetence are the characteristics of the gentlemen. They give themselves the airs, and in their droning hum the tone, of exquisites. To such an extent are these  ...
8
Review of Reviews and World's Work: An International Magazine
This is the means by which Draconianism, so distastef1 to Britishers, has in the main been avoided the absence of any guaranty that pojv' _.i always reside in the hands "of tiM^*"*"^ ..«? just, and the benevolent, most H^ „ people consciously ...
Albert Shaw, 1912
9
Caught Between Words
Draconianism is not desirable anymore; it is anachronic. In the process of real and effective communication in which both poles are willing to see the viewpoints —the good, the bad, and the mediocre—of the other, there can be possible lucidity ...
Jorge E. Garnica-Watson, 2010
10
Divide and Perish: Second Edition
In the late 1900's, Sunni-Shiism divisions were kept at bay by Baathist draconianism. In 1980 (Chapter 9),Al Da'wah, a Shiite militia, carried out bombings and assassination attempts against the Baathist regime. Saddam retaliated by mass ...
Curtis F. Jones, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRACONIANISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term draconianism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Freud's borrowed kettle
Lee's PAP draconianism is in-your-face and implemented without apology, excuses or back-tracking. The PAP simply tells Singaporeans ... «Malay Mail Online, Apr 15»
2
Welcome to the Democratic People's Republic of the NRL
... to justify draconianism by copying it is laughable. It should not be forgotten that another of the NRL's policies is to whack coaches who refuse ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
3
Cameron is doing the Islamic State's work for it
... kneejerk draconianism – one which tries to quell the threat of IS abroad through rampant legal crackdowns on personal freedom at home. «Spiked, Oct 14»
4
How to free the written word: protest, and freedom in literature: Week …
prisoners led many to speak out; authors recommended books to inmates in the face of this bureaucratic draconianism. But it is not only for ... «The Independent, Oct 14»
5
Caliph Cameron is bringing ISIS-style illiberalism to Britain
... off to fight with ISIS is draconianism. PM David Cameron got the ball rolling in mid-August with his promise to use censorship to try to stem the ... «Spiked, Aug 14»
6
Paper publishes “Uganda's 200 top homos,” as prez says oral sex is …
... hasn't slammed his bishop there for signing on to it– heck, for being one of the leaders in the homophobic draconianism– is worst of all. vejo. «AMERICAblog, Feb 14»
7
Indonesia sharia stronghold bans New Year's festivities
But this year is the first for any administration in the province to ban New Year's Eve celebrations, in a sign of growing draconianism that rights ... «New Vision, Dec 13»
8
Bill O'Reilly's mind, first casualty in War on Christmas
Policies should be based on reason and common sense, not draconianism. Secularism is not war, secularism is peace. So what do we do ... «ChicagoNow, Dec 13»
9
Restored ABCC Sets Up Fight With Unions
... industry - which itself was set up by then Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott - the ABCC became a byword for draconianism. «Sourceable, Oct 13»
10
Zain Ali: Rail against school prayers hints at draconianism
Contrary to the claims of your columnist Rodney Hide last weekend, the self-described anti-theist, I don't believe prayer to be hocus-pocus. «New Zealand Herald, Jun 13»

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