cosmopolitanism

\\-ˌizəm\ noun (-s)

1. : the quality or state of being cosmopolitan : cosmopolitan character

2.

a.

(1) : the theory or advocacy of the formation of a world society or cosmopolis (sense 1)

advocates of internationalism who decry the sovereignty or need of state organization … are called proponents of cosmopolitanism — F.L.Burdette

(2) : a climate of opinion distinguished by the absence of narrow national loyalties or parochial prejudices and by a readiness to borrow from other lands or regions in the formation of cultural or artistic patterns

a genial cosmopolitanism was the hallmark of that enlightened age

the literary cosmopolitanism was followed by an artistic cosmopolitanism which transcended all frontiers — Paul Wescher

b. : excessive admiration and imitation of the cultural traits or achievements of others at the expense of the cultural identity or integrity of one's own land or region

a “divine provincialism” … is but ill replaced by a cosmopolitanism lacking in virtue and distinction — Agnes Repplier