ultra-conservatism
noun[U]
(alsoultraconservatism)uk/ˌʌl.trə.kənˈsɜː.və.tɪ.zəm/us/ˌʌl.trə.kənˈsɝː.və.tɪ.zəm/extremeconservatism(= thequalityof not usuallylikingortrustingchange,especiallysuddenchange):
The candidate'sdisplayof ultra-conservatismhelpedhimwintheprimaryin thedeeplyRepublicanstate.
The town's ultra-conservatism went ondisplaywhen shetriedtoopenan adult-toyshop.
- Thepresidenthad areputationfor ultra-conservativism, which wasreflectedintaxcuts, hisoppositiontogaymarriageandabortionrights, andaggressivemilitarypolicy.
- As ateenager, hediscoveredpunkrockandbegantorebelagainst hisparents' ultra-conservatism.
Custom, tradition & conformity
- Americanization
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- anti-institutional
- anti-traditional
- crowd
- custom
- demi-monde
- desi
- endogamy
- multicultural
- multiculturalism
- non-classical
- non-conservative
- non-traditional
- unconventional
- unconventionally
- undoctrinaire
- unorthodox
- zeitgeist