Barbarism

[bar·ba·rism]

A brutal barbarous savage act

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An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.

Noun
a brutal barbarous savage act


n.
An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.

n.
A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage.

n.
An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism.


Barbarism

Bar"ba*rism , n. [L. barbarismus, Gr.; cf. F. barbarisme.] 1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott. 2. A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage.
A heinous barbarism . . . against the honor of marriage.
3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism.
The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism.

An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.

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Usage Examples

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.

The Greeks possessed a knowledge of human nature we seem hardly able to attain to without passing through the strengthening hibernation of a new barbarism.

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.

Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.

If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.

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Other Usage Examples

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before.

War is at its best barbarism.

There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.

To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism.

All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.

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