statism

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Statism \Sta"tism\ (st[=a]"t[i^]z'm), n. [From {State}.]
   The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy. [Obs.]
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         The enemies of God . . . call our religion statism.
                                                  --South.
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