Proletarianisms

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A set of ideologies or practices associated with the working class and their concerns within society
2. Beliefs and socio-political movements advocating for the rights, interests, and lifestyles of the laboring or working class
3. Principles or forms of expression reflective of the experiences and objectives of the proletariat in relation to class struggles and social equality

Etymology: "Proletarianisms" is the plural of "proletarianism", a noun for a set of ideas and practices tied to the working class and its concerns. The plural form marks the existence of several distinct such ideas or practices rather than one doctrine. The base word, "proletarian", comes from Latin "proletarius", a term for the lowest class of Roman citizens, whose main contribution to the state was their offspring rather than property. The suffix "-ism" attaches to that base to name a doctrine or system, so "proletarianism" literally means a system of thought centred on the proletariat. Because "proletarian" is itself a borrowing of a Latin social label, the whole word preserves a very old idea: that a class's identity is defined by its economic position rather than by wealth or land.