Germanism

[ jur-muh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈdʒɜr məˌnɪz əm /

a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.

a custom, manner, mode of thought, action, etc., that is characteristic of the German people.

extreme partiality for or attachment to Germany, Germans, or German customs, manners, etc.

Origin of Germanism

First recorded in 1605–15; German + -ism

an·ti-Ger·man·ism, noun

This Germanism appears ready to continue after the War to be the malignant and would-be assassin of other civilizations.

Villa Elsa |Stuart Henry
Miss von Schwertfeger said not a word, but with aquiline nose in the air held aloft the banner of Germanism.

The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann
Let us look at the whole matter, both the biology and the Germanism, in the light of freedom from dogma and outraged feeling.

The Unpopular Review, Number 19 |Various
We must vanquish, because the downfall of Germanism would mean the downfall of humanity.

Gems (?) of German Thought |Various

Germanism

/ (ˈdʒɜːməˌnɪzəm) /

a word or idiom borrowed from or modelled on German

a German custom, trait, practice, etc

attachment to or high regard for German customs, institutions, etc