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

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Teutonism

The king represented Teutonism; the missionary represented Judaism, Christianity, imperial and ecclesiastical Rome.

From Lectures and Essays by Goldwin Smith

The narrowness of Schlegelian criticism was only the excess of Teutonism reacting against the previous excesses of Gallic classicism.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers

At the symphony concerts in London one can hear not only Beethoven, but Wagner, who is almost modern in his aggressive Teutonism.

From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by William Allen White

But though Teutonism is indefinable, or at least is by the Teutons undefined, it is not unreal.

From The Crimes of England by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

There was a time when Teutonism played a great role in our national life.

From The Coming Conquest of England by August Niemann