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

Compare meaning

How does nazism compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• fascism vs. Nazism

Example Sentences

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

He highlighted one of his top anxieties today—a weakening trans-Atlantic alliance—and thanked the British for their contributions to defending freedom against Nazism.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.”

From Salon