1. an economic and social system based on the development of large-scale industries and manufacturing
2. devotion to or emphasis on industrial development and manufacturing

Examples

• The rise of industrialism transformed rural communities into urban centers.
• Critics argue that unchecked industrialism has damaged the environment.
• The country’s rapid industrialism created new job opportunities.
• Many artists of the era rejected the values of industrialism.
• Industrialism brought both prosperity and social problems to the region.
• The museum exhibit traces the history of American industrialism.
• Some philosophers questioned whether industrialism improved human happiness.