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Noun: voluntaryism  'vó-lun,te-ree,i-zum [N. Amer], 'vó-lun-t(u-)ree,i-zum [Brit]
  1. The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state
    - voluntarism

Derived forms: voluntaryisms

Encyclopedia: Voluntaryism