exclusivism
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Such ignorance, however, is amply excusable, as the third edition of the good Doctor's work appeared the same year that Commodore Perry was knocking at the portals of our exclusivism.
From Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Nitobe, Inazo
Its natural instinct will be for exclusivism, the club-idea, conservatism and cosiness; it will, if left to itself, revel in the middle-aged atmosphere and exhibit the middle-aged point of view.
From The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day by Underhill, Evelyn
Rosas in Argentina and the blancos in Uruguay represented the spirit of exclusivism and opposition to foreign influences.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
But there should be no encouragement of introspection, none of the false mystery or so-called reverence with which these subjects are sometimes surrounded, and above all no spirit of exclusivism.
From The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day by Underhill, Evelyn
As with the home, so with the family; neither can survive when it suffers comparison, for it derives all its strength from its exclusivism.
From The Intelligence of Woman by George, Walter Lionel
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