ˈanə(r)ˌkizəm also -ˌnärˌ- or -ˌnȧˌ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: anarchy + -ism
1. : a political theory opposed to all forms of government and governmental restraint and advocating voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups in order to satisfy their needs — compare nihilism
2. : the advocacy or practice of anarchistic principles
stood for the divine character of established authority against the anarchism of free and critical thought — A.L.Guérard