exceptionalism

ex·cep·tion·al·ism

noun \ik-ˈsep-shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-\

Definition of EXCEPTIONALISM

: the condition of being different from the norm; also : a theory expounding the exceptionalism especially of a nation or region

— ex·cep·tion·al·ist \-list\ adjective

First Known Use of EXCEPTIONALISM

1929

Rhymes with EXCEPTIONALISM

abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism