chauvinism

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chau·vin·ism

(shō′və-nĭz′əm)

1. Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism.

2. Prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender, group, or kind: "the chauvinism ... of making extraterrestrial life in our own image" (Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr.).

[French chauvinisme, after Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary French soldier famous for his devotion to Napoleon.]

chau′vin·ist n.

chau′vin·is′tic adj.

chau′vin·is′ti·cal·ly adv.

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chauvinism

(ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm)

1. aggressive or fanatical patriotism; jingoism

2. enthusiastic devotion to a cause

3. smug irrational belief in the superiority of one's own race, party, sex, etc: male chauvinism.

[C19: from French chauvinisme, after Nicolas Chauvin, legendary French soldier under Napoleon, noted for his vociferous and unthinking patriotism]

ˈchauvinist n

ˌchauvinˈistic adj

ˌchauvinˈistically adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chau•vin•ism

(ˈʃoʊ vəˌnɪz əm)

n.

1. zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.

2. biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause.

[1865–70; < French chauvinisme <chauvin jingo (after N. Chauvin, a soldier in Napoleon's army noted for vociferous patriotism)]

chau′vin•ist, n., adj.

chau`vin•is′tic, adj.

chauvinism

a zealous and belligerent patriotism. — chauvinist, n. — chauvinistic, adj.

chauvinism

[ˈʃəʊvɪnɪzəm] N (= male chauvinism) → machismo m; (= nationalism) → chovinismo m, patriotería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chauvinism

[ˈʃəʊvɪnɪzəm] n

(also male chauvinism) → machisme m

(= nationalism) → chauvinisme m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chauvinism

n → Chauvinismus m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chauvinism

[ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪz/əm] n (male chauvinism) → maschilismo; (nationalism) → sciovinismo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chauvinism

(ˈʃəuvinizəm) noun

unthinking enthusiasm for a particular country, cause etc.

ˈchauvinist noun

ˌchauviˈnistic adjective

male chauvinist

a man who believes that women are inferior to men.

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"In the middle of the last century, my country was held in thrall by men who confused chauvinism with patriotism and considered the law a tool to be used for political ends.

Noun	1.	chauvinism - fanatical patriotism superpatriotism, ultranationalism, jingoism nationalism, patriotism - love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"
	2.	chauvinism - activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women antifeminism, male chauvinism sexism - discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex