revolutionary spirit
Zeal for upheaval
Revolutionary spirit is a disposition marked by eagerness to challenge or overturn established systems, whether political, social, or institutional.
It suggests bold thinking, willingness to take risks for change, and refusal to accept the status quo.
The phrase often carries positive connotations of courage and idealism, though it can also imply recklessness or naïveté.
The revolutionary spirit of the founders shaped the new nation.
She brought a revolutionary spirit to reforming the company's outdated practices.
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- passionIntense emotional drive
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
idealism · courage · defiance · fight the power · socialism · solidarity · anti-authoritarianism · zeal · liberation theology · grassroots organizing · martyrdom · determination · anarchism · progressivism · seize the day · guerrilla tactics · utopianism · Mandela
- French RomanticismVictor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, George Sand, Balzac, romantic hero
- Romantic idealsnoble sacrifice, doomed love, chivalry, knight errant, self-sacrifice
- Maxim GorkyMother, Barbarians, Old Man, novels, plays
- Polish Romanticismmessianism, Krasinski, patriotic poetry
revolutionary spiritcomplacency
Uncritical satisfaction with oneself
inertia · stagnation · contentment · conservatism · acceptance
revolutionary spiritreformism
Gradual political change doctrine
gradualism · incrementalism · moderation · conservatism · evolutionary change
revolutionary spiritsubmissiveness
Disposition to obey others
apathy · conformity · obedience · passivity · resignation
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