TITANISM


Meaning of TITANISM in English

ˈtīt ə nˌizəm noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: titan + -ism

: the spirit characterizing or held to characterize a Titan:

a. : defiance of and headlong revolt against limits or restraints and especially existing social or artistic conventions

the Titanism of every kind that has marked our modern emancipation — Irving Babbitt

b. : a marked tendency to expansiveness in expression resulting in grandiosity and freedom from all restraint

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