D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Statism

/(stā"tĭz'm)/ · Sta·tism · IPA /ˈsteɪdɪzm/
01 n. The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy.
  1. 1.
    The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy.[Obs.]
    “The enemies of God . . . call our religion statism.” South.