supernationalism · noun — support for a sociopolitical collective of many nations. It carries an Arena rating of 1344, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, supernationalism ranks #3,817 of 17,207 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #4,143 of 17,131 for Most Ponderous Words, #4,296 of 17,163 for Most Sublime Words, #7,729 of 17,172 for Scariest Words.
Why “supernationalism” is a great word
Advocacy for a sociopolitical collective or union that transcends individual nations. From super- ("above, beyond") + nationalism ("advocacy of political independence for a particular nation"), first recorded in English in 1903. Unlike nationalism, which builds a fortress of the self, or supranationalism, which implies an existing governing architecture, supernationalism is the ideological blueprint itself, a dream of a higher commonality. It is the passport stamped with a new constellation, the scent of unfamiliar spices blending in a metropolitan market, and the quiet erasure of a border checkpoint overgrown with weeds—a faith that the human desire for belonging can scale up, and that a larger roof might still feel like home.
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Etymology
From supernational + -ism.
noun
- Support for a sociopolitical collective of many nations.
- Synonym of hypernationalism (“extreme nationalism”).
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