Usually means: Philosophy advocating survival of fittest.
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  1. Spencerism, Spencerism: Merriam-Webster
  2. Spencerism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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▸ noun:  A hypothesis of social Darwinism, propounded by Herbert Spencer (1820–1903).

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Spencerianism, social Darwinism, social evolutionism, idiomorphic, food chain, good doctor, chemical imbalance, genetic modification, dimictic, hormone therapy, more...

Opposite:
anti-spencerism, socialism, collectivism

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Similar:
Spencerianism, social Darwinism, social evolutionism, idiomorphic, food chain, good doctor, chemical imbalance, genetic modification, dimictic, hormone therapy, more...

Opposite:
anti-spencerism, socialism, collectivism



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