Home › Words › T › turnerismturnerismturnerism means the practices of the turners, or Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, turnerism ranks #23,626 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom turner + -ism.nounThe practices of the turners, or Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).