Home › Words › A › amazonismamazonismamazonism means domination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system.EtymologyFrom Amazon + -ism.nounDomination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system.e.g.“In reaction against Amazonism, the next era of human society sees the development of a new form of marriage under male hegemony.” — 2004, Gérald Gaillard, The Routledge Dictionary of Anthropologists, page 10:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gynarchy 60% match — A government ruled by a woman or women. vs amazonism →vaginocracy 58% match — A government or social order dominated by women. vs amazonism →matripotestal 58% match — In which the female side holds the authority. vs amazonism →matriarchalism 57% match — The quality of being matriarchal. vs amazonism →matriarchy 57% match — A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line. vs amazonism →gynecocracy 56% match — Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership. vs amazonism →wifeism 55% match — A patriarchal societal tendency whereby women can only achieve things as the wives of men of rank. vs amazonism →matriarchism 55% match — Synonym of matriarchy. vs amazonism →