marianismo


mar·i·a·nis·mo

M5113750 (mâr′ē-ə-nĭz′mō, măr′-)n. A strong or exaggerated sense of traditional femininity, especially in some Latin American cultures, placing great value on forbearance, self-sacrifice, nurturance, and the limiting of sex to marriage.
[Marian, relating to the Virgin Mary + Spanish -ismo, -ism (on the model of machismo).]