Jocism

noun

Jo·​cism

ˈjōˌsizəm

plural -s

: a Roman Catholic movement among young workers directed toward christianizing the ranks of labor and founded in Belgium during the period 1912–1924 by Canon Joseph Cardijn

Word History

Etymology

French jocisme, from Jeunesse Ouvière Chrétienne (literally, Christian Working Youth), a Catholic youth organization + -isme -ism

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