Teutonism

American  

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

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

But all such pacific and only slowly growing Teutonism was brought to a crisis and a decision when the voice of Pitt called us, like a trumpet, to the rescue of the Protestant Hero.

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

If there was any treaty binding Britain with Teutonism it is, to say the least of it, a lost scrap of paper—almost what one might call a scrap of waste paper.

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

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 White, William Allen

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

From The Barbarism of Berlin by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

It is simply this; that if Teutonism be used for comprehension it cannot be used for conquest.

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