-ˌizəm noun
( -s )
1. : the quality or state of being cosmopolitan : cosmopolitan character
2.
a.
(1) : the theory or advocacy of the formation of a world society or cosmopolis (sense 1)
advocates of internationalism who decry the sovereignty or need of state organization … are called proponents of cosmopolitanism — F.L.Burdette
(2) : a climate of opinion distinguished by the absence of narrow national loyalties or parochial prejudices and by a readiness to borrow from other lands or regions in the formation of cultural or artistic patterns
a genial cosmopolitanism was the hallmark of that enlightened age
the literary cosmopolitanism was followed by an artistic cosmopolitanism which transcended all frontiers — Paul Wescher
b. : excessive admiration and imitation of the cultural traits or achievements of others at the expense of the cultural identity or integrity of one's own land or region
a “divine provincialism” … is but ill replaced by a cosmopolitanism lacking in virtue and distinction — Agnes Repplier