NATIVISM - Definition

Pronunciation:		'neyti`vizum
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the philosophical doctrine that some ideas are innate [n] the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)

	Websites:

	See Also:	philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, social policy

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Na"tiv*ism\, n. 1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries. 2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.