Culturism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A trend or tendency to promote one culture over the other cultures. countable

    "The Confucian ethic has been discredited, but no new ethic has taken its place. Women have been emancipated. The ancient culturism of the Middle Kingdom has been transmuted into nationalism, pride of culture providing the stuff for pride of race and nation."

  2. 2
    A right-wing political movement that opposes multiculturalism and promotes Western culture. uncountable

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"The Confucian ethic has been discredited, but no new ethic has taken its place. Women have been emancipated. The ancient culturism of the Middle Kingdom has been transmuted into nationalism, pride of culture providing the stuff for pride of race and nation."

Etymology

From culture + -ism.

Related phrases

right wing

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