Chauvinism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism.
  • n. Prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender, group, or kind: "the chauvinism . . . of making extraterrestrial life in our own image” ( Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr.)
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
  • n. Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism.
  • n. exaggerated and unreasoning partisanship to any group or cause; -- .
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The sentiments of a chauvin; enthusiastic, unreflecting devotion to any cause; especially, absurdly exaggerated patriotism or military enthusiasm.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. fanatical patriotism
  • n. activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    patriotism    nationalism    sexism   
    Cross Reference
    bigotry   
    Form
    male chauvinist   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    jingoism   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nationalism    parochialism    ecclesiasticism    chauvinist    sexism   
     
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