Prussianism

[ pruhsh-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.

Prussianism

/ ˈprʌʃəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the ethos of the Prussian state and aristocracy, esp militarism and stern discipline

Word History and Origins

Origin of Prussianism¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Prussian + -ism

Example Sentences

For the British and French, and eventually the Americans, it was a fight to defend what British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith in 1914 called “the liberties of Europe,” by which he meant liberal Europe, against “militarism,” “Prussianism” and autocracy.

From Washington Post

An English patriot recently said, "We must smash Prussianism."

From Project Gutenberg

England stands in danger of becoming Prussianized by virtue of the fact of fighting Prussianism, or rather by virtue of the fact that, instead of fighting it with the intellectual tools that won religious freedom in Europe, she insists upon confining her efforts to the tools of physical force.

From Project Gutenberg

But if England went to war for that purpose, Germans would be compelled to fight for Prussianism.

From Project Gutenberg

His prophecy of the downfall of Russian autocracy and of the menace of Prussianism shoots into the future with as true an aim as any man could have had in 1905, and a prophet is to be excused for having said at that time that there was in Russia "no ground ready for a revolution."

From Project Gutenberg