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Aryanism|ˈɛərɪənɪz(ə)m|
[f. Aryan + -ism.]
a. Aryan principles or method of administration; belief in the historical existence of an Aryan race.
b. A theory asserting the cultural and racial superiority of those of ‘Aryan’ descent. (Cf. Aryan A. 1 b, 2.)
1888S. C. B. Pitman tr. Renan's Hist. Israel i. i. 7 Strict monogamy was the law of primitive Aryanism. 1905Harmsworth Encycl. I. 403/1 The advocacy of the opposite theory is termed Aryanism—that Europe owes its culture and civilization to the Aryan, a tall, blond dolichocephalic race represented by the modern Germans, Scandinavians, and English. 1934Times Educ. Suppl. 6 Jan. i/2 The brutalities of the new régime..and the solemn absurdities of ‘Aryanism’ shocked outside nations. |