Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who believes that children inherit their character from their parents.

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Examples

  • Communalism means a hereditist spontaneous loyalty and down-to-earth commitment toward a similar ethnic community or caste or racial group to which people belong.

    Communalism Is Superior to Nationalism 2008

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