| 单词 | praetorianism |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspraeˈtorianism praeˈtorianism n. (also pretorianism) a system like that of the Roman praetorian organization; military despotism; government in which the armed forces have a strong or decisive role. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > tyranny, despotism, or autocracy > military despotism Napoleonism1814 praetorianism1855 1855 Times 13 Feb. 7/1 After the continual rebellions of Pashas and the insupportable pretorianism of the Janissaries, it was a natural reaction which placed the regular army under a strong tutelage. 1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Nov. 5 M. Ernest Legouvé..had to thank Count Bismarck for several benefits—for the death of Cæsarism and pretorianism, Ultramontanism and dandyism, the fusion of classes on the ramparts, the separation of Church and State. 1901 Speaker 9 Feb. 514/2 Nations which believed themselves far beyond the stage of Pretorianism. 1919 W. R. Inge Outspoken Ess. 6 If an autocracy does not rest on the army, which leads to the chaos of praetorianism, it must rely on ‘panem et circenses’. 2005 Concord Times (Sierra Leone) (Nexis) 16 June That problem [of this country]..is not corruption, however obscene..it is not even high-handed praetorianism. < as lemmas |
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