The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agrarianism \A*gra"ri*an*ism\, n. An equal or equitable division of landed property; the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land.
Wiktionary
n. A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
Wikipedia
Agrarianism is a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values. It stresses the superiority of a simpler rural life as opposed to the complexity of city life, with its banks and factories.
Usage examples of "agrarianism".
That the tide of agrarianism was gradually flowing westward as the frontier advanced is apparent from the election returns in the States bordering on the upper Mississippi.
That the tide of agrarianism was gradually flowing westward as the frontier advanced is apparent from the election returns in the States bordering on the upper Mississippi.