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Aryanism

Aryanism

1 9.9
A belief that people of the Aryan race are better than others
  • noun
  • /ˈɛəriənɪzəm/
  • Offensive
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  • When you look at it, the whole novel seems to be an indictment of Aryanism as practiced by the Nazis since that was their big racist schtick.

Examples

  • (33) See Tony Ballantyne, Orientalism and Race: Aryanism in the British Empire (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002).

    Academic text (2018)
  • So after defeating Licinius, he learned more about Aryanism, which was strong in the East.

  • I don't want to go into Aryanism, but there is an answer to be found, and I don't think you will like it very much.

    Blog text (32)
  • The lesson of antisemitism is then not only to reject something like 'Aryanism' but to reject Semitism.

    Blog text (28)
  • The ideology of Aryanism claims that people of Aryan descent are superior to other races.

  • Critics argue that Aryanism has fueled hatred and discrimination throughout history.

  • Many scholars study the impact of Aryanism on modern extremist movements.

Synonyms

racism
vsAryanism
  • Offensive
496 3.0

Treating people unfairly because of their race

is the same racial superiority view but aimed at one named race
white supremacy
vsAryanism
  • Offensive
14 9.0

The belief that white people are better than people of other races and should control society

targets the same racial superiority idea but refers to a particular named race
supremacism
vsAryanism
  • Offensive
2 9.9

The idea that one group is better than others and should control them

focuses this general dominance idea specifically on a single named race
ethnocentrism
vsAryanism
  • Offensive
1 8.8

Thinking your own culture is better than other cultures

differs by focusing on racial superiority rather than cultural or ethnic preference
racialism
vsAryanism
  • Offensive
1 9.3

Belief that some races are better and that others can be treated unfairly

overlaps but emphasises superiority claims about one particular named race
Aryan supremacy
vsAryanism
  • Offensive
9.9

The belief that people of one race are better than people of other races

expresses the same belief but names it as an ideological term

Surface Forms

Aryanism singular
Aryanisms plural

Morphology

Aryanism = Aryan (transparent) = Aryan + ism

Formed by the regular suffix '-ism' added to 'Aryan' to denote an ideology or belief system, so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Aryanism comes from the old Sanskrit word arya, which meant 'noble' and was used by some ancient people as a name. Later, that word was wrongly used to claim some people were a 'superior' race, so Aryanism now means the harmful belief in racial superiority.