triumphalism
noun
tri·um·phal·ism
trī-ˈəm(p)-fə-ˌli-zəm 
: an attitude or feeling of victory or superiority: such as
a
: the attitude that one religious creed is superior to all others
b
: smug or boastful pride in the success or dominance of one's nation or ideology over others
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There’s a lot of euphoria and triumphalism right now among Trump supporters, and even among Trump-skeptical conservatives.
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Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
This and other trends have fed official Russian triumphalism that the country will ultimately outlast the West, at least in economic terms.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In Shade’s telling, 9/11 was not the end of the ’90s, as Chuck Klosterman and others have argued, but a dark chapter in an ongoing story of national triumphalism.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Over two frigid days in Washington, there was a powerful sense of triumphalism, jubilation and gloating as Mr. Trump’s supporters poured into a fortresslike capital for his second inaugural.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
This and other trends have fed official Russian triumphalism that the country will ultimately outlast the West, at least in economic terms.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In Shade’s telling, 9/11 was not the end of the ’90s, as Chuck Klosterman and others have argued, but a dark chapter in an ongoing story of national triumphalism.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Over two frigid days in Washington, there was a powerful sense of triumphalism, jubilation and gloating as Mr. Trump’s supporters poured into a fortresslike capital for his second inaugural.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Triumphalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumphalism. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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