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Olympism

Olympism noun: a spirit or ideals of the Olympic Games.

Noun

Olympism (uncountable)

  1. A spirit or ideals of the Olympic Games
  2. The advocacy or promotion of these principles

Origin of Olympism

From Olympic + -ism.

Questions about Olympism

What does Olympism mean?
Olympism means a spirit or ideals of the Olympic Games.
What part of speech is Olympism?
Olympism is a noun.

Words near Olympism in the dictionary

  1. olympicene
  2. Olympicly
  3. Olympics
  4. Olympieion
  5. Olympion
  6. Olympism
  7. olympite
  8. Olympus
  9. Olynthian
  10. Olynthians
  11. Olynthus

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