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Americanism
//əˈmɛɹɪkənɪzm// noun
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Noun
- 1 A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans. countable, uncountable
- 2 a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens wordnet
- 3 A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American English usage. countable, uncountable
"Mrs. Morton was well known for her Americanisms, her swagger dinner parties, and beautiful Paris gowns."
- 4 loyalty to the United States and its institutions wordnet
- 5 A preference for the United States and the ideas it represents. countable, uncountable
""The most important difference between our plan and that of our opponent is that our plan will put America first," Trump said. "Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo.""
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- 6 an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans wordnet
- 7 A putative current of Catholicism in the United States identified and condemned as heretical by Rome in the late 19th century, chiefly characterized by support for secularism and American institutions above Catholic doctrine. countable, uncountable
"Moreover, the enthusiasm with which Hecker’s ideas had been received among Catholic liberals in France served to increase Leo XIII’s suspicion that Americanism was yet another attempt, not so very different from the Gallicanisms of the past, to assert the independence of a national church from Rome."
Etymology
From American + -ism.
See also for "americanism"
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