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Voluntaryism

Voluntaryism \Vol"un*ta*ry*ism\, n. (Eccl.) The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state.

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voluntaryism

n. (alternative form of voluntarism English)

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Voluntaryism

Voluntaryism (, ; sometimes voluntarism ), is a libertarian philosophy which holds that all forms of human association should be voluntary.

Usage examples of "voluntaryism".

In defence of the principle of Religious Voluntaryism, and against the intolerant Fifteen Proposals of John Owen and the majority of the Committee.