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Meaning of "profeminist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFEMINIST

profeminist  [prəʊˈfɛmɪnɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFEMINIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profeminist is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROFEMINIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pro-feminism

Pro-feminism refers to support of the cause of feminism without implying that the supporter is a member of the feminist movement. The term is most often used in reference to men who are actively supportive of feminism and of efforts to bring about gender equality. A number of pro-feminist men are involved in political activism, most often in the areas of women's rights and violence against women. As feminist theory found support among a number of men who formed consciousness-raising groups in the 1960s, these groups were differentiated by preferences for particular feminisms and political approaches. However, the inclusion of men's voices as "feminists" presented issues for some. For a number of women and men, the word "feminism" was reserved for women, whom they viewed as the subjects who experienced the inequality and oppression that feminism sought to address. In response to this objection, other terms like antisexism and pro-feminism, were coined and defended by various groups. There are pro-feminist men's groups in most nations in the Western world.

Definition of profeminist in the English dictionary

The definition of profeminist in the dictionary is in favour of or supporting feminism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFEMINIST


alpinist
ˈælpɪnɪst
antifeminist
ˌæntɪˈfɛmɪnɪst
arcanist
ɑːˈkeɪnɪst
Brahminist
ˈbrɑːmɪnɪst
Darwinist
ˈdɑːwɪnɪst
determinist
dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪst
ecofeminist
ˌiːkəʊˈfɛmɪnɪst
feminist
ˈfɛmɪnɪst
finest
ˈfaɪnɪst
illuminist
ɪˈluːmɪnɪst
indeterminist
ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnɪst
Marxist-Leninist
ˈmɑːksɪstˈlɛnɪnɪst
misogynist
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪst
nonfeminist
ˌnɒnˈfɛmɪnɪst
phenomenist
fɪˈnɒmɪnɪst
postfeminist
pəʊstˈfɛmɪnɪst
Stalinist
ˈstɑːlɪnɪst
terminist
ˈtɜːmɪnɪst
thinnest
ˈθɪnɪst
violinist
ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFEMINIST

profectitious
profess
professed
professedly
profession
profession of faith
professional
professional advice
professional army
professional association
professional foul
Professional Golfers´ Association
professional misconduct
professional school
professionalisation
professionalise
professionalism
professionalist
professionalization
professionalize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFEMINIST

burinist
chauvinist
clavecinist
cocainist
communist
concertinist
declinist
doctrinist
Jainist
Latinist
Leninist
libidinist
machinist
magazinist
male chauvinist
mandolinist
masculinist
rabbinist
routinist
tambourinist
trampolinist

Synonyms and antonyms of profeminist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «profeminist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFEMINIST

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The translations of profeminist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profeminist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

profeminist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profeminista
570 millions of speakers

English

profeminist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

profeminist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

profeminist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

profeminist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profeminist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

profeminist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proféministes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Profeminist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

profeminist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

profeminist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

profeminist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profeminist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

profeminist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

profeminist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रॉविमिनिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pro feminizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

profeminist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

profeminist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

profeminist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profeminist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

profeminist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

profeminist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profeminist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

profeminist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profeminist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFEMINIST»

The term «profeminist» is used very little and occupies the 180.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFEMINIST» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFEMINIST»

Discover the use of profeminist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profeminist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Politics of Manhood: Profeminist Men Respond to the ...
The book surveys the classical perspectives on revolution offered by nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theorists, such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Tocqueville, and Freud.
Michael S. Kimmel, 2009
2
Men who Believe in Feminism
is not only to inform but to suggest that profeminist men's work has a future. Appendix A ("Profeminism on the World Wide Web") lists and describes a variety of web sites and related resources and is intended to provide encouragement, ...
Amanda Goldrick-Jones, 2002
3
The New Politics of Masculinity: Men, Power and Resistance
However, like other feminist studies of profeminism, this book continues to suggest that oppositional gender politics needs to be wary of some formulations of profeminist standpoints and agendas for change. Framework Profeminism is made ...
Fidelma Ashe, 2007
4
Gender and Groupwork
Doing participatory research with profeminist men In 1992, I undertook a participatory research project with profemininst men to explore the potential for extending profeminist men's politics into a progressive social movement (see Pease 2000) ...
Marcia Cohen, Audrey Mullender, 2003
5
Practice and Research in Social Work: Postmodern Feminist ...
transcribed and summaries reported back to the group who then considered the implications for how profeminist men position themselves. Our dialogue with the feminist women invited us to consider the ethical responsibilities of ensuring that  ...
Barbara Fawcett, Brid Featherstone, Jan Fook, 2005
6
Men and Masculinities
The term profeminist, though, applies only to men's groups explicitly com- mitted to feminist projects such as ending ... A variety of profeminist men's groups cur- rently exist worldwide, and some have achieved a significant national presence.
7
Gender, Race, and Nation: A Global Perspective
The internal conflicts within many profeminist organizations - and within many feminist ones - are formidable and are capable of frustrating even the most dedicated. Many profeminist activists have opted out of the organizational scene, and ...
Vanaja Dhruvarajan, Jill Vickers, 2002
8
Handbook of the Sociology of Gender
The antifeminist and profeminist responses were more direct reactions to the women's movement during the period (Kimmel, 1987). Antifeminist responses, such as opposition to women's suffrage and women's participation in the public ...
Janet Saltzman Chafetz, 2006
9
Studs, Tools, and the Family Jewels: Metaphors Men Live By
Profeminist men may wish to consider the American men's movement to be at least in its second wave. Michael Kimmel and Thomas E. Mosmiller's book, Against the Tide: Profeminist Men in the United States, 1776–1990: A Documentary ...
Peter F. Murphy, 2001
10
International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities
Of the four major movements concerned with men and masculinity only the profeminist men's movement has been generally positive towards feminism. Initially this movement was deeply personal. Its founders were men whose lives had been ...
Michael Flood, Judith Kegan Gardiner, Bob Pease, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFEMINIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profeminist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fatherhood, Caregiving, and Love in Brazil
Available now — Voice Male: The Untold Story of the Profeminist Men's Movement 2014, $25 View the Table of Contents. Current Issue. Previous Issue. Browse: ... «Voice Male magazine, Nov 14»
2
Blowing the Whistle on Locker Room Misogyny
Sociologist Timothy Curry examined two “big-time college” locker rooms for an article, “Fraternal Bonding in the Locker Room: A Profeminist ... «The Link, Sep 14»
3
Profeminist Men's Work: The Early Days
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, small groups of men began to mobilize, joining the women-led movement to end violence against women. The sociopolitical ... «Voice Male magazine, Jun 14»
4
Ending the “Ordinary” Abuse of Young Men and Boys
Pioneering profeminist scholars and activists including Michael Kimmel, Harry Brod, and John Stoltenberg began work on masculinities in the 1970s. In 1975 ... «Voice Male magazine, Jun 14»
5
What Every College Guy Oughta Know About Good Relationships
Voice Male contributing editor Michael Kaufman is one of the leading profeminist figures promoting gender equality in the world. He is the author/editor of six ... «Voice Male magazine, Jun 14»
6
Shakespeare, Mabini and Genet highlight Dulaang UP's new season
There is a very strong profeminist leaning in this production.” “Measure for Measure/Hakbang sa Hakbang” will run Aug. 20-Sept. 7. Elegiac. «Inquirer.net, May 14»
7
Male Athletes Speak Out Against Sports Sexism
The letter, which circulated among profeminist men's organizations and on gender justice websites, is a hopeful indicator that another ... «Women's eNews, Apr 14»
8
Voice Male Anthology
Voice Male: The Untold Story of the Profeminist Men's Movement (Interlink) For more than 30 years, Voice Male, a newsletter that evolved into a ... «Voice Male magazine, Mar 14»
9
Ralph Waldo Emerson takes flight
Now longtime editor and publisher Rob A. Okun has put together the anthology “Voice Male: The Untold Story of the Profeminist Men's ... «Boston Globe, Mar 14»
10
The Fourth Turning of Buddhism – Part 4 – Developmental Levels …
... is anti-patriarchal and anti-war; is profeminist; and is profoundly socially engaged. It is, in other words, the standard form of Buddhism in the ... «Patheos, Feb 14»

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