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Wotanism

Wotanism proper noun: a white supremacist racial religion promulgated by David Lane.

Proper noun

Wotanism

  1. A white supremacist racial religion promulgated by David Lane.
  2. (historical) A variant of Armanism, an esoteric racial ideology, promulgated by Guido von List.

Origin of Wotanism

* From German Wotan (“Odin”) + -ism. * White supremacist David Lane chose the spelling because it allowed the backronym "will of the Aryan nation".

Questions about Wotanism

What does Wotanism mean?
Wotanism means a white supremacist racial religion promulgated by David Lane.
What part of speech is Wotanism?
Wotanism is a proper noun.

Words near Wotanism in the dictionary

  1. wost
  2. wot
  3. wotacism
  4. wotagei
  5. Wotan
  6. Wotanism
  7. WOTC
  8. wotcha
  9. wotcher
  10. WOTD
  11. WOTDs

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