Nazism

Also Na·zi·ism

[naht-siz-uhm, nat-]

noun

1. the principles or methods of the Nazis.

Nazism

1. The beliefs of the Nazis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nazism¹

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

Example Sentences

It is no accident of history that those creeds and movements that reject capitalism—Nazism, Soviet communism, radical Islam—also feature noxious antisemitism.

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That is why I think it wise to think of Nazism and fascism as terms referring to specific European movements that grew out of the twentieth-century interwar period in Germany, Italy and Spain.”

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Shortly afterwards Einstein fled to America to escape the rise of antisemitism and Nazism in Germany.

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Michaloliakos himself has been an admirer of Nazism and gave the Hitler salute at party rallies.

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“Our community will not tolerate acts that glorify Nazism or spread fear, and we will hold offenders accountable.”

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