1Originally and chiefly US. The fact or practice of performing as a blackface minstrel; performance or entertainment of this type. Compare "Ethiopian". Now historical and rare.
2South African. The religious and political principles of the Ethiopian Church; the Ethiopian movement.
Origin
Late 18th century (in an earlier sense). From Ethiopian + -ism.
Definition of Ethiopianism in US English:
Ethiopianism
nounˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪənɪz(ə)m
1Originally and chiefly US. The fact or practice of performing as a blackface minstrel; performance or entertainment of this type. Compare "Ethiopian". Now historical and rare.
2South African. The religious and political principles of the Ethiopian Church; the Ethiopian movement.
Origin
Late 18th century (in an earlier sense). From Ethiopian + -ism.