Nazism

American  

[naht-siz-uhm, nat-] / ˈnɑt sɪz əm, ˈnæt- /

Also Naziism

noun

1. the principles or methods of the Nazis.

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Nazism Cultural  

1. The beliefs of the Nazis.

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Etymology

Origin of Nazism

First recorded in 1930–35; Naz(i) + -ism

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• fascism vs. Nazism

Example Sentences

As writers and scholars, Lewis and Tolkien ranked among the most perceptive critics of burgeoning totalitarian movements such as Nazism and communism, in no small part due to their shared Christian faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prior to Nazism’s ascendance, market days regularly brought Jews and Christians to the town square to shop and bargain as they squeezed through the crowds from stall to stall.

From The Wall Street Journal

The red, white and blue banner graced courthouses where Jewish intellectuals who fled Nazism swore allegiance to the United States.

From Salon

The bricks are the founding myths: victory over Nazism, the haunting U.S. military cemetery in Normandy, Vichy’s street names.

From The Wall Street Journal

The play follows a wealthy Jewish family in Vienna from 1899 to 1955 as the rise of Nazism destroys their place in society.

From The Wall Street Journal