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Meaning of "impossibilist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPOSSIBILIST

impossibilist  [ɪmˈpɒsɪbəlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPOSSIBILIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impossibilist 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 IMPOSSIBILIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Impossibilism

Impossibilism is a theory on the emergence of socialism and a Marxist perspective that stresses the limited value of political, economic and social reforms within a capitalist economy. It argues that the pursuit of such reforms is counterproductive because they strengthen support for the existing system, thereby helping to ensure the continuation of the capitalism. Impossibilism holds that the pursuit of such reforms should not be a major concern for socialists because they are irrelevant, if not counter-productive, to the goal of realizing socialism. Impossibilism insists that socialists should solely focus on structural changes to society as opposed to advancing social reforms. Impossibilists argue that spontaneous revolutionary action is the only viable method of instituting the structural changes necessary for the construction of socialism. Impossibilism is thus held in contrast to reformist socialist parties that aim to rally support for socialism through the implementation of popular social reforms or those who believe that socialism can emerge through gradual economic reforms implemented by an elected social democratic political party.

Definition of impossibilist in the English dictionary

The definition of impossibilist in the dictionary is a person who holds to the ideas of impossibilism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPOSSIBILIST


ableist
ˈeɪbəlɪst
arbalest
ˈɑːbəlɪst
arbalist
ˈɑːbəlɪst
arbelest
ˈɑːbəlɪst
arcubalist
ˈɑːkjʊbəlɪst
cruciverbalist
ˌkruːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst
diabolist
daɪˈæbəlɪst
fallibilist
ˈfælɪbəlɪst
globalist
ˈɡləʊbəlɪst
herbalist
ˈhɜːbəlɪst
hyperbolist
haɪˈpɜːbəlɪst
infallibilist
ɪnˈfælɪbəlɪst
kabbalist
ˈkæbəlɪst
labellist
ˈlɛɪbəlɪst
libelist
ˈlaɪbəlɪst
parabolist
pəˈræbəlɪst
symbolist
ˈsɪmbəlɪst
tribalist
ˈtraɪbəlɪst
turntablist
ˈtɜːnˌteɪbəlɪst
verbalist
ˈvɜːbəlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPOSSIBILIST

imposable
impose
imposer
imposing
imposing stone
imposing table
imposingly
imposingness
imposition
impossibilism
impossibilities
impossibility
impossible
impossible figure
impossibleness
impossibly
impost
imposter
imposthumate
imposthumation

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPOSSIBILIST

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automobilist
canophilist
cartophilist
civilist
facsimilist
Familist
homilist
mercantilist
miserabilist
Negrophilist
nihilist
ophiophilist
possibilist
probabilist
profilist
pteridophilist
pugilist
scripophilist
tactilist
timbrophilist

Synonyms and antonyms of impossibilist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «impossibilist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPOSSIBILIST

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

Translator English - Chinese

impossibilist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imposibilista
570 millions of speakers

English

impossibilist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

impossibilist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

impossibilist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

impossibilist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impossibilist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

impossibilist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impossibilist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Impossibilist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

impossibilist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

impossibilist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

impossibilist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impossibilist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

impossibilist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

impossibilist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अजिबात नसलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

impossibilist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impossibilist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impossibilist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

impossibilist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impossibilist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

impossibilist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

impossibilist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impossibilist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impossibilist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impossibilist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPOSSIBILIST»

The term «impossibilist» is used very little and occupies the 159.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPOSSIBILIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impossibilist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impossibilist» 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 impossibilist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPOSSIBILIST»

Discover the use of impossibilist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impossibilist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Causes, Laws, and Free Will: Why Determinism Doesn't Matter
If that's right, there are two differ— ent free will debates: the debate between the impossibilist and the possibilist on the one hand, and the debate between the incompatibilist and the compatibilist, on the other.5 In the debate between the ...
Kadri Vihvelin, 2013
2
Daniel De Leon
The reality is that impossibilists admired De Leon's sustained analysis of the futility of the possibilist 'something now' approach; while the impossibilist intransigence of this man who refused to trim his demands infuriated the possibilists.
Stephen Coleman, 1990
3
Tall Tales about the Mind and Brain: Separating Fact from ...
Boden1,2,74 has argued that there are two broad types of creativity which she labels 'improbabilist' and 'impossibilist'. These in turn can both be divided into psychological/personal and historical creativity. Improbabilist creativity involves ...
Sergio Della Sala, 2007
4
The American Socialist Movement 1897-1912
The impossibilists attempted a rally to defeat the 1904 platform in the referendum vote that followed the convention. On May 8, two days after adjournment, the Cook County (Chicago) Central Committee, under impossibilist leadership, ...
Ira Kipnis, 2005
5
Artificial Intelligence
Impossibilist (or exploratory-transformational) creativity concerns novel ideas that , relative to the pre-existing conventions of the domain, the person could not have had before. Section II considers the type of theory appropriate to impossibilist ...
Margaret A. Boden, 1996
6
Creativity in Human Evolution and Prehistory
RecastinBoden'sterms, chimpanzee tooluseincludes actsof improbabilist creativity but not impossibilist creativity.IfMithen(1996) iscorrectthat earlyHomo possessedan enhancedtechnicalintelligence, thenperhapsthisprovided the ...
Steven Mithen, 2005
7
The Anglo-Marxists: A Study in Ideology and Culture
increase in revolutionary activity with some very heavy-handed repression, including closing down the headquarters of all of the impossibilist groups, and in one case, police were allowed to burn down a major BSP bookshop in London. 58 ...
Edwin A. Roberts, 1997
8
Cultural Conservatism, Political Liberalism: From Criticism ...
Stephens is, in Wilson's phrase, "an impossibilist" (434), who has for us "such a value as the impossibilist may sometimes have: that, by carrying an ideal to extremes, he may raise certain fundamental issues in a way that the more practical ...
James Seaton, 1996
9
Possible Worlds
... minimal (MGR) versus replicating (RGR) 83-4; misrepresentation of possibilities by 284-5, 322n.6; ontological component of see GRO; possibilist ( PGR) versus impossibilist (IGR) 69-77; worldly (WGR) versus unworldly (UGR)93 ^J, 103-4.
John Divers, 2006
10
Modality and Meaning
So much for our deluded impossibilist. I do not yet see this. Remember that both Meinong's inclusive quantifier and Lewis' single quantifier run well past the actual , through the bizarre and into the physically impossible. Meinong contends that ...
W.G. Lycan, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPOSSIBILIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impossibilist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cameron is right that Europe needs to reform. But it's already …
If Cameron does manage to steer a narrow course between impossibilist demands and cosmetic appeasement, he may yet find himself able to ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
I would buy seal skin in Newfoundland 'when I could,' Coral Reveen …
Coral Reveen, widow of 'The Man They Called the Impossibilist,' said her travels to and from Newfoundland over the last 40 years, have helped ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
3
The many lives of Ty Reveen
To say Ty Reveen is familar with the famous understates his upbringing to the point of mockery. The son of Reveen The Impossibilist attended ... «The Telegram, Mar 15»
4
The science behind magic: Study reveals psychology at work during …
Dave Bidini: Reveen The Impossibilist and the importance of magic · Men more open to feminism when it's paired with a photo of Canadian ... «National Post, Feb 15»
5
Scottish Labour: Calls for Gordon Brown to stand
The impossibilist notion of nationalising the Royal Mail was just one sign. As the party postures here it abandons the centre ground – the place ... «Scotsman, Oct 14»
6
What to see (and what to skip) at the Bristol Renaissance Faire
Ivanovich the Impossibilist brings his magic show — a big hit with kids — to the Faire again this summer. Fun fact: This is the only place at the ... «Kenosha News, Aug 14»
7
A letter to Scotland's new radicals: the opportunities and dangers of …
There is within Scotland's new radical voices the emergence, if not everywhere, but in places, of an unrealistic, impossibilist left politics ... «Open Democracy, Jul 14»
8
Gerry Hassan is wrong – radical Scotland has left its ghetto
... the pro-independence left to abandon its “unrealistic” and “impossibilist” (whatever that means) approach to politics. Parts of the Scottish left, ... «New Statesman, Jul 14»
9
Hugo Dixon: Cameron lowers Brexit risk
The second risky scenario was that David Cameron would win reelection and set “impossibilist” demands for how he wanted to reform Britain's ... «Breakingviews, Mar 14»
10
Tony Benn: Maverick Lord, Maverick MP
Ms Short said that he would get a high from his populist backing losing his way, became an oppositionist (and an "impossibilist"): "He could ... «International Business Times UK, Mar 14»

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