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triumphalism

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tri⋅um⋅phal⋅ism

[trahy-uhm-fuh-liz-uhm]
–noun
1. triumphant spirit or character.
2. the attitude or practices of a church that seeks a position of power and dominance in the world.


Origin:
1960–65; triumphal + -ism
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tri·umph·al·ism   (trī-ŭm'fə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, especially a religion or political theory, is superior to all others.
tri·umph'al·ist n.
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