Prussianism
the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.
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How to use Prussianism in a sentence
Our eyes are fixed on the goal, namely, the crushing of Prussianism.
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon | Newell Dwight HillisThe way our splendid Ambulance at Neuilly was absorbed by the army is a story of Prussianism pure and simple.
Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport GibbonsThe old German nations, and particularly the Bavarians, refused to be swallowed up in Prussianism.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsChivalry and Prussianism, the crusading spirit and the predatory spirit, are contradictory terms.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles SaroleaGerman pastors, also, were not infrequently imported and brought with them the virus of the new Prussianism.
Our Foreigners | Samuel P. Orth
British Dictionary definitions for Prussianism
/ (ˈprʌʃəˌnɪzəm) /
the ethos of the Prussian state and aristocracy, esp militarism and stern discipline
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