Definitions from Wiktionary (elective affinity)

▸ noun:  (sociology) A process by which two cultural forms (e.g. religious, intellectual, political or economic) having certain similarities or kinships enter into a relationship of reciprocal attraction and influence, and mutual reinforcement.
▸ noun:  (dated) The feeling of being attracted to or sympathetic with someone or something.
▸ noun:  (chemistry, obsolete) The tendency of a substance to combine with some specific substances more readily than others.



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