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supremacism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The belief that a certain group of people are far more superior compared to anyone else, such as those who belong to it are entitled to dominate, control, or rule those who do not. The supposed superior people can also be defined by age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, language, social class, ideology, nation, culture, or belonging to any other part of a particular population.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • white supremacism

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Broader terms: belief

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English supremacy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English supremacism From supremacy + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: suprémacisme — Translations
  • Galician: supremacismo — Translations
  • Hindi: वर्चस्ववाद (varcasvavād) — Translations
  • Portuguese: supremacismo — Translations
  • Spanish: supremacismo — Translations