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prussianism

/pruhsh-uh-niz-uhm/US // ˈprʌʃ əˌnɪz əm //UK // (ˈprʌʃəˌnɪzəm) //

普鲁士主义,普鲁士精神,俾斯麦主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.

Examples

  • Our eyes are fixed on the goal, namely, the crushing of Prussianism.

  • The way our splendid Ambulance at Neuilly was absorbed by the army is a story of Prussianism pure and simple.

  • The old German nations, and particularly the Bavarians, refused to be swallowed up in Prussianism.

  • Chivalry and Prussianism, the crusading spirit and the predatory spirit, are contradictory terms.

  • German pastors, also, were not infrequently imported and brought with them the virus of the new Prussianism.