territorialism

English

Etymology

territorial +‎ -ism

Noun

territorialism (countable and uncountable, plural territorialisms)

  1. Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory
    • 2009, January 23, “Matt Higgins”, in Rough Waves, Tougher Beaches‎:
      Such incidents create debate about localism, a brand of territorialism that has been practiced at surf breaks around the world for decades.
  2. (religion) A theory of church government according to which the ruler of a country has the natural right to rule also over the ecclesiastical affairs of its people.
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