"ahistoricism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-ahistoricism.ogg [US] Forms: ahistoricisms [plural]
Etymology: a- + historic + -ism Etymology templates: {{affix|en|a-|historic|-ism}} a- + historic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ahistoricism (countable and uncountable, plural ahistoricisms)
  1. An attitude that tends to ignore history as being unimportant and having no relevance to modern life or decision making. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): History Synonyms: anhistoricism Translations (Translations): ahistorismi (Finnish), historiasta piittaamattomuus (Finnish), ahistoryzm [masculine] (Polish)

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