emperorism
Meanings
noun
- The form of government in Japan prior to WWII, with the emperor as head of state.
- Extreme Japanese nationalism before and during WWII, especially support for the policies of the emperor.
- A belief in or support for the absolute authority of an emperor or similar supreme ruler.
- Synonym of authoritarianism.
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Etymology
From emperor + -ism, possibly a calque of Japanese 天皇制 (tennō-sei, “emperor system”) or 天皇主義 (tennō shugi, “emperor doctrine”).
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