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Aryanism

US/ˈɛːɹijən.ɪzəm/

Aryanism noun: the ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism.

Noun

Aryanism (countable and uncountable, plural Aryanisms)

  1. The ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism.
    • 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.1998, A. Leoussi, Nationalism and Classicism, page 93

Forms of Aryanism

pluralAryanisms

Origin of Aryanism

From Aryan + -ism.

Questions about Aryanism

What does Aryanism mean?
Aryanism means the ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism.
What part of speech is Aryanism?
Aryanism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Aryanism?
Aryanism is pronounced /ˈɛːɹijən.ɪzəm/ (US).
What is the plural of Aryanism?
The plural of Aryanism is Aryanisms.

Words near Aryanism in the dictionary

  1. Aryal
  2. Aryals
  3. Aryaman
  4. Aryan
  5. Aryana
  6. Aryanism
  7. Aryanisms
  8. Aryanist
  9. Aryanists
  10. Aryanization
  11. Aryanizations

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