🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

संशोधनवाद

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanshodhanwad

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Revisionism/rɪˈvɪʒ.ə.nɪ.zəm/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"राजनीतिक सिद्धांतों में संशोधनवाद पर अक्सर बहस होती है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A policy of revision or modification, especially of Marxist theory or historical doctrines.

    "His speech was criticized by party traditionalists as dangerous ideological revisionism."
  2. 2

    Advocacy of the revision of an established political theory, historical event, or accepted historical narrative.

    "Historical revisionism often re-examines the causes and motivations behind major wartime decisions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French 'révisionisme', coined in the late 19th century within Marxist discourse to describe the theoretical modifications proposed by Eduard Bernstein. The term stems from the Latin 'revidere' (to look back, review), combining 're-' (again) and 'videre' (to see), evolving over time to describe any re-interpretation of historical, political, or established doctrines.

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