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单词 civism
释义

civism

[ siv-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈsɪv ɪz əm /

noun

good citizenship.

Origin of civism

1785–95; <French civisme<Latin cīv(is) citizen + French -isme-ism

Words nearby civism

civil society, civil tongue, civil union, civil war, civil year, civism, Civitan, civitas, Civitavecchia, civvy, CJ
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Example sentences from the Web for civism

  • Two leading obstacles hinder the development of civism, and the first is egoism.

    The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
  • Rome heard with bitter indignation of this old traitor's ingratitude, and his false mask of republican civism.

    The Caesars|Thomas de Quincey
  • Competition shows itself most strictly connected with the principle of civism.

    The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner
  • They at the same time show their civism by shouting Vive les patriotes!

    The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine

British Dictionary definitions for civism

civism
/ (ˈsɪvɪzəm) /

noun

rare good citizenship

Word Origin for civism

C18: from French civisme, from Latin cīvis citizen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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