noun · masculinesecond declension
līberālismus
līberālismus m sg (genitive līberālismī)
Ecclesiastical[li.be.raˈliz.mus]
Meaning
- New Latinliberalism
Romanus Pontifex potest ac debet cum progressu, cum liberalismo et cum recenti civilitate sese reconciliare et componere.
That the Roman pontiff can and ought to reconcile himself and agree with progress, with liberalism, and with modern civilisation.1864, Pope Pius IX, Syllabus Errorum 80
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | līberālismus | — |
| genitive | līberālismī | — |
| dative | līberālismō | — |
| accusative | līberālismum | — |
| ablative | līberālismō | — |
| vocative | līberālisme | — |
Origins
Calque of French libéralisme (“liberalism”), from līberālis + -ismus.