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ti·tan·ism \ˈtītənˌizəm\ noun (-s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: titan + -ism : the spirit characterizing or held to characterize a Titan: a. : defiance of and headlong revolt against limits or restraints and especially existing social or artistic conventions < the Titanism of every kind that has marked our modern emancipation — Irving Babbitt > b. : a marked tendency to expansiveness in expression resulting in grandiosity and freedom from all restraint |