Teutonism

American  

[toot-n-iz-uhm, tyoot-] / ˈtut nˌɪz əm, ˈtjut- /

Also Teutonicism

noun

1. the character, spirit, or culture of the Teutons, especially the Germans.

2. a Teutonic or German characteristic.

3. Germanism.

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Teutonism British  

/ ˈtjuːtəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a German idiom, custom, or characteristic

2. German society or civilization

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Other Word Forms

• Teutonist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Teutonism

First recorded in 1850–55; Teuton + -ism

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Teutonism

I was convicted of Teutonism when first, in Germany, I ate "brod und butter," and found the words pronounced in an English way, slurred.

From Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers by Louis Raemaekers

In this the Germans rather resemble the Welsh: though heaven knows what becomes of Teutonism if they do.

From The Appetite of Tyranny Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Calvinism was a mistake, and Capitalism was a mistake, and Teutonism and the flattery of the Northern tribes were mistakes.

From What I Saw in America by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Similarly we have the terms Latinism, Hellenism, Teutonism, etc.

From Practical Exercises in English by Huber Gray Buehler

In this the Germans rather resemble the Welsh, though heaven knows what becomes of Teutonism if they do.

From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various