Sō'cial-ism, n.
n. [Fr. socialisme.] A theory of society which advocates a more precise, orderly, and harmonious arrangement of the social relations of mankind than that which has hitherto prevailed; communism. See COMMUNISM.
n. [Fr. socialisme.] A theory of society which advocates a more precise, orderly, and harmonious arrangement of the social relations of mankind than that which has hitherto prevailed; communism. See COMMUNISM.