civism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of civism
1785–95; < French civisme < Latin cīv ( is ) citizen + French -isme -ism
Example Sentences
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His glittering eyes devoured her features, while he said— "Does anybody know the citizeness and answer for her civism?"
From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall
They at the same time show their civism by shouting Vive les patriotes!
From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by John Durand
No. You have to teach 'Blessed are the civic-minded, for they shall profit by their civism.'
From Our Friend the Charlatan by George Gissing
Two leading obstacles hinder the development of civism, and the first is egoism.
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by John Durand
They have no energy, no courage, no civism.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 by Various
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