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
- : 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.
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