Aryanism

//ˈɛːɹijən.ɪzəm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism. countable, uncountable

    "The religious significance of Aryanism consisted, first, in the racial division of mankind which it proposed, and second, in its advocacy of the religio-cultural orientation appropriate to the Aryan nations."

Example

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"The religious significance of Aryanism consisted, first, in the racial division of mankind which it proposed, and second, in its advocacy of the religio-cultural orientation appropriate to the Aryan nations."

Etymology

From Aryan + -ism.

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