noun · masculinesecond declension
commūnismus
commūnismus m sg (genitive commūnismī)
Classical[kɔm.muːˈnɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[kom.muˈniz.mus]
Meaning
- New Latincommunism
R. Negative: Communismum enim est materialisticus et antichristianus; communistarum autem duces, etsi verbis quandoque profitentur se religionem non oppugnare, se tamen, sive doctrina sive actione, Deo veraeque religioni et Ecclesia Christi sere infensos esse ostendunt.
1949, Pope Pio XII, Decree against communism, Associação Cultural Montfort:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | commūnismus | — |
| genitive | commūnismī | — |
| dative | commūnismō | — |
| accusative | commūnismum | — |
| ablative | commūnismō | — |
| vocative | commūnisme | — |
Origins
Calque of French communisme (“communism”), from commūnis + -ismus.