triumphalism

[trahy-uhm-fuh-liz-uhm]

noun

1. triumphant spirit or character.

2. the attitude or practices of a church that seeks a position of power and dominance in the world.

triumphalism

/ traɪˈʌmfəlɪzəm /

noun

1. excessive celebration of the defeat of one's enemies or opponents

Other Word Forms

• triumphalist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of triumphalism¹

First recorded in 1960–65; triumphal + -ism

Example Sentences

Many religious Hindus saw the mosque as a symbol of Islamic triumphalism built on a site Hindus regard as sacred.

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Time to set aside the play-it-by-ear triumphalism of the past year—and come up with a plan.

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Their triumphalism is accelerating my now-chronic unease over the sense that the strict lines of our delicately balanced republic are being washed away.

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But unconfirmed reports of the J-10 bringing down a Western weapon system has triggered jubilation and triumphalism on Chinese social media.

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The Chinese leader knows he is in for a long race – the Beijing Daily recently warned that the DeepSeek moment was not a time for "AI triumphalism" because China was still in "catch-up mode".

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