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barbarianism

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  1. barbarism
  2. philistinism
Noun
  • Images often associated with barbarism on screen, like beheading the dead to memorialize them, are approached with an uncanny gentleness.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Each of these steps can contribute to the normalization of ongoing barbarism or, on the contrary, oppose and halt it.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Fascism lives in the upside-down; professional gaslighting features heavily amongst its weaponry, along with the blinking philistinism of the soulless.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
  • Despite such official philistinism, Proust had already left an enduring mark on Irish letters and would remain a source of literary inspiration for the nation’s writers into the twenty-first century.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Barbarianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbarianism. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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