industrialism

noun

An economic and social system based on the development of large-scale industries and marked by the production of large quantities of inexpensive manufactured goods and the concentration of employment in urban factories.

noun

Devotion to industrial pursuits and interests; predominance of industrial interests or activity; also, the characteristics of industrial life, especially of the manufacturing industry.

noun

Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry.

noun

The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor.

noun

The socio-economic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.

noun

an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship