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exceptionalism

exceptionalism

19 8.8
A belief that a person or group is special and not bound by the same rules
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzəm/
: excepcionalismo
  • The idea of American Exceptionalism can be traced back to Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America.
  • American exceptionalism
  • doctrine of exceptionalism
  • notion of exceptionalism

They make their kids believe in exceptionalism and it is a cancer.

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Examples

  • I want to believe in American exceptionalism, in the power of our coordinated military.

  • More generally, the idea of American Exceptionalism implies that the country is a symbol, a beacon to follow.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The biggest early blow to American Exceptionalism, therefore, seems to be in the idea of "free men."

    Academic text (2017)
  • Swiss banking exceptionalism, especially for rich people, goes hundreds of years back, hundreds of years back.

  • In this article, we shall examine exceptionalism as it relates to democracy.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Different and special characteristics allow us to analyze American exceptionalism in both absolute and relative terms.

    Academic text (2017)
  • This idea of American exceptionalism and that's starting to fracture.

  • One tends to look at America's exceptionalism from its inception through its current standing.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Democrats must also celebrate "American exceptionalism," curb their "isolationist" and secularist tendencies, and cultivate a tough demeanor.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Many people believe in exceptionalism when it comes to their country, feeling it stands apart from others.

Antonyms

37 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

30 4.6

A quality that people or things share

How Superior

supremacism
  • Offensive
2 9.9
exceptionalism
19 8.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

exceptionalism = exceptional (transparent) = exception + al + ism

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ism' to the adjective 'exceptional', yielding the doctrine or belief that someone/something is exceptional.

Etymology

The word exceptionalism comes from the word exception, which means 'something left out' or 'not following the rule', and the ending -ism, which means 'a belief or idea'. So exceptionalism is the belief that a person, group, or country is an 'exception', special and not bound by the usual rules.