Nordicism

noun

Nor·​di·​cism

ˈnȯ(r)dəˌsizəm

plural -s

1

: the belief in or the doctrine of the superiority of the hypothetical Nordic racial type and its cultural capacities compare aryanism

2

: qualities or traits regarded as distinctive of the hypothetical Nordic race

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