Nazism

noun

Na·​zism ˈnät-sē-ˌi-zəm 

ˈnat-;

ˈnät-ˌsi-zəm 

ˈnat-

variants or less commonly Naziism

ˈnät-sē-ˌi-zəm 

ˈnat-

: the body of political and economic doctrines held and put into effect by the Nazis in Germany from 1933 to 1945 including the totalitarian principle of government, predominance of especially Germanic groups assumed to be racially superior, and supremacy of the führer

Examples of Nazism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sanders recalled how the United States just celebrated the anniversary of D-Day on Friday, in which U.S. troops began the landing of Normandy to defeat fascism and Nazism. —Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025

Amrum lives in the category of movies that confront the cruelty of Nazism through the perspective of children. —Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025

The documents may also help historians to uncover new information on the global spread of Nazism and Nazi trade routes. —Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

Unfortunately for him, his forthcoming album Cuck could potentially get banned in Russia due to him promoting Nazism. —Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Nazi + -ism

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above