industrialism

/ɪnˌdʌstriəˈlɪzəm/

Other forms: industrialisms

Industrialism is a system that depends heavily on manufacturing goods, rather than farming or making things by hand.

Industrialism is the economic system of a society that has transitioned away from an agrarian economy (mostly based on growing and selling crops) to one that relies on industry. Industrialism tends to increase a country’s wealth as more money is made from manufacturing plants and big factories, and it makes cheaper goods more widely available. However, large-scale industry can also create hazardous working conditions and pollution. The Latin root of industrialism means "hard work."

Definitions of industrialism

1. noun

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

   economic system, economy

   the system of production and distribution and consumption