triumphalism
noun
triumphalism is spelled T-R-I-U-M-P-H-A-L-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, triumphalism means “The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, culture, or social system, particularly a religious or political one, is superior and that it will…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of triumphalism is triumphalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in triumphalism?
| Letters | 12: T-R-I-U-M-P-H-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is triumphalism?
Triumphalism appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of triumphalism
- triumphalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triumphalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, culture, or social system, particularly a religious or political one, is superior and that it will or should triumph over all others.
But not only did Soviet triumphalism eventually provoke the Reaganite reaction in the United States, but, Kissinger suggests, it produced the overextension of Soviet resources that led directly to economic and ultimately political collapse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triumphalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense attitude:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | triomphalisme |
| Portuguese | triunfalismo |
| Spanish | triunfalismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does triumphalism come from?
From triumphal + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).