Titanism

American  

[tahyt-n-iz-uhm] / ˈtaɪt nˌɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.

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Titanism British  

/ ˈtaɪtəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a spirit of defiance of and rebellion against authority, social convention, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Titanism

First recorded in 1865–70; Titan + -ism

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Example Sentences

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Titanism

Of this consciousness, no external power could deprive him, and it is this consciousness that is the governing idea of the fragment, and not the Titanism of the Prometheus of Æschylus.

From The Youth of Goethe by Peter Hume Brown

These three were all upon congenial lines, expressing that Titanism in revolt against the universe which was the inspiring spirit of Marlowe.

From Among Famous Books by John Kelman

Study of Celtic Literature": "The Celts are the prime authors of this vein of piercing regret and passion, of this Titanism in poetry.

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

The idea of Titanism has become the commonplace of poets.

From Among Famous Books by John Kelman

On the one hand it is a Titanic defence of the universe against the stage Titanism of Byron's Cain.

From Among Famous Books by John Kelman

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