Aryanism

noun

Ar·​yan·​ism

-ˌnizəm

plural -s

1

: the doctrine popularized by Nazism that the so-called Aryan peoples possess superior capacities for government, social organization, and civilization

2

: the belief in the doctrine of Aryanism and acceptance of its social and ethical implications often accompanied by suppression of the so-called non-Aryan peoples (as the Jews) compare nordicism

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