different between bourgeoisie vs bourgeoisification

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., inhabitants of towns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(?)?w???zi?/

Noun

bourgeoisie (countable and uncountable, plural bourgeoisies)

1. (historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
2. (Marxism) The capitalist class.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourgeoisie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bur.??a??zi/
• Hyphenation: bour?geoi?sie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisieën)

1. bourgeoisie

   Synonyms: burgerklasse, gegoede burgerij

French

Etymology

From Old French bourgesie, borgoisie (“citizenship”), equivalent to bourgeois +? -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu?.?wa.zi/

Noun

bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisies)

1. bourgeoisie

Derived terms

• petite bourgeoisie

Descendants

Further reading

• “bourgeoisie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

bourgeois +? -ification (“becoming”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

bourgeoisification (usually uncountable, plural bourgeoisifications)

1. (humorous) The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; embourgeoisement.
   • 2001, Mark Seymour, "Pasolini, Pier Paolo" in Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon (eds.), Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History, from World War II to the Present Day, London and New York: Routledge, p. 316,

     In early 1975 he declared himself against abortion, claiming that the so-called sexual revolution was part of the bourgeoisification of the masses.

Synonyms

• embourgeoisement

Translations

See also

• upwardly mobile