revisionism

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  • Noun:
    any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx
    a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism

Word Origin

revisionism (n.)
1903, from revision + -ism. Originally in Marxist jargon, "rejection of gradual introduction of socialism." Revisionist is from 1850 (adj.); 1854 (n.); in the historical sense from 1934, originally with reference to the causes of World War I.

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