totalism

noun

to·​tal·​ism ˈtō-tᵊl-ˌi-zəm 

: totalitarianism

totalistic

ˌtō-tᵊl-ˈi-stik 

adjective

or less commonly totalist

ˈtō-tᵊl-ist 

Synonyms

• absolutism
• autarchy
• authoritarianism
• autocracy
• Caesarism
• czarism
• tsarism
• tzarism
• despotism
• dictatorship
• totalitarianism
• tyranny

Examples of totalism in a Sentence

warned that forfeiture of civil liberties for the sake of security would only result in the terror of totalism

Recent Examples on the Web

Common sense and a mania for systematization, logical thinking and ideological totalism, are constantly at war in the French character, as a belief in instant happiness and a paranoia about imaginary enemies are in the American. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above