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