Prussianism

[ pruhsh-uh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈprʌʃ əˌnɪz əm /

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

Origin of Prussianism

First recorded in 1855–60; Prussian + -ism

Prussianism insists on highly specialized men who have no sympathies to interfere with their efficiency.

Atlantic Classics, Second Series |Henry C. Merwin
The spirit of Prussianism and the spirit of Americanism cannot live in the same world.

Right Above Race |Otto Hermann Kahn
The way our splendid Ambulance at Neuilly was absorbed by the army is a story of Prussianism pure and simple.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons
I believe the Prussianism I picture is the real Prussianism.

The Iron Ration |George Abel Schreiner

I read in your article that the turn of Czarism will come after that of Prussianism.

Above the Battle |Romain Rolland

Prussianism

/ (ˈprʌʃəˌnɪzəm) /

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