civism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of civism
1785–95; < French civisme < Latin cīv ( is ) citizen + French -isme -ism
Example Sentences
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Andr� Malraux, that archetypal homme engage, once noted that America's "sense of civism" was among its most striking features, especially in the private sector.
From Time Magazine Archive
I recollect the steward telling my grandmother that she might live at Grandvilliers in complete security, because her corn was as good as a certificate of civism.
From Father Goriot by Marriage, Ellen
Already, under the pressure of our decrees, civism affects customs, and there are manifest signs, on all sides, of public regeneration.
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John
Dumas hesitated, and extended his hand, which the ruffian clasped; and, maudlin tears succeeding his ferocity, he half-sobbed, half-hiccoughed forth his protestations of civism and his promises of sobriety.
From Zanoni by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Let him in civism adept, shun The spouter's bawling, and the Bobby's staff.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 by Various
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