nabuchodonosorisme

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Nabuchodonosor +‎ -isme

Noun[edit]

nabuchodonosorisme m (plural nabuchodonosorismes)

  1. Obsequious -, flattering -, toadying -, sycophantic style or tenor
    • 1898, Joseph Sevin, comte de Quincy, Mémoires du chevalier de Quincy. Töme I. 1690—1703‎[1], retrieved 12 July 2023, page 118:
      Il me parut que cette cérémonie tenoit un peu du nabuchodonosorisme; du moins cela m’en fit ressouvenir
      It seemed to me that this ceremony held a bit of Nabuchodonosorism; at least that made me remember.

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