civism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of civism
1785–95; < French civisme < Latin cīv ( is ) citizen + French -isme -ism
Example Sentences
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Andr� Malraux, that archetypal homme engage, once noted that America's "sense of civism" was among its most striking features, especially in the private sector.
From Time Magazine Archive
You have recognized the existence of other persons than officers, and of other relations than civism.
From The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I by Carlyle, Thomas
High-minded, intrepid, self-forgetful civism and abnegation alone can avert the catastrophe.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
It might seem to throw some doubt, if not upon the fact, yet at least upon the sincerity, of his civism, that undoubtedly Augustus cultivated his kingly connections with considerable anxiety.
From The Caesars by De Quincey, Thomas
Decreed, that all women shall carry tickets of civism, and wear a three-coloured cockade.
From Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Randolph, Francis
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