- cosmopolitanism
- \\-ˌizəm\ noun
(-s)
1. : the quality or state of being cosmopolitan : cosmopolitan character2.a.
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 patternsa 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 regiona “divine provincialism” … is but ill replaced by a cosmopolitanism lacking in virtue and distinction — Agnes Repplier
Useful english dictionary. 2012.