regenerationism means an intellectual and political movement in late 19th and early 20th century Spain, seeking to make an objective scientific study of the causes of Spain's decline as a nation and to propose remedies. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “regenerationism” is a great word
REGENERATIONISM — [Noun] An intellectual and political movement in late 19th and early 20th century Spain that sought to diagnose the causes of national decline and propose scientific remedies for national renewal. From regeneration + -ism, analogous to Spanish regeneracionismo. Unlike “restoration,” which implies a return to a former, idealized state, or “modernism,” which broadly embraces the new for its own sake, regenerationism is a specific, pragmatic crusade for national convalescence. It is the agronomist’s plan to reforest a wasted countryside, the scent of ink from a damning parliamentary report, and the statesman’s weary contemplation of a map from which an empire had bled away—the melancholy labor of trying to rebuild a home while you are still living in its crumbling rooms.
Etymology
From regeneration + -ism, analogous to Spanish regeneracionismo.
noun
- An intellectual and political movement in late 19th and early 20th century Spain, seeking to make an objective scientific study of the causes of Spain's decline as a nation and to propose remedies.