Gobinism

noun

Go·​bi·​nism

ˈgōbəˌnizəm

plural -s

: the theory or doctrine that the white and especially the Germanic race is the superior race among human beings

Word History

Etymology

French gobinisme, from Comte Joseph A. de Gobineau †1882 French ethnologist + French -isme -ism

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