triumphalism

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Running parallel to this effluvia of American triumphalism is the despair of some others on the Left.

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  1. noun The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, especially a religion or political theory, is superior to all others.

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  • In Washington, the craze for pure market triumphalism is over. —  ENCYCLOPEDIA HANASIANA
  • This is not a moment for triumphalism, this is a moment for problematising. —  CounterPunch
  • Despite a celebratory ending, Noyce avoids the kind of triumphalism that seems to come with these kinds of projects. —  GreenCine Daily
  • Perhaps - and I caution those who believe the tide has turned on Obamalot to temper their triumphalism: Obama, as insubstantial as he is as an issues-driven candidate, is every bit as substantial when it comes to self-promotion, campaigning, and eloquence. —  protein wisdom
  • They did not always have a hidden agenda of western triumphalism-no more than western schools were merely instruments of imperialism. —  The Art Newspaper - RSS
 

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