triumphalism

noun

tri·​um·​phal·​ism trī-ˈəm(p)-fə-ˌli-zəm 

: an attitude or feeling of victory or superiority: such as

a

: the attitude that one religious creed is superior to all others

b

: smug or boastful pride in the success or dominance of one's nation or ideology over others

triumphalist

trī-ˈəm(p)-fə-list 

noun or adjective

Examples of triumphalism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One reason to avoid triumphalism is that the war’s effect is still not clear and could in the long run be the opposite of what Israel seeks. —Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025

The triumphalism in the White House is also unmistakable. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 June 2025

There is no overestimating the triumphalism in the Prime Minister’s circle. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 June 2025

Despite the White House’s triumphalism about the shuttering of penny production, the move is belated in global terms: Australia and New Zealand and Canada have all discontinued the equivalent currencies a decade and more ago. —Antoinette Burton, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for triumphalism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism