'Barbarism' definitions:

Definition of 'barbarism'

From: WordNet
noun
A brutal barbarous savage act [syn: brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery]

Definition of 'Barbarism'

From: GCIDE
  • Barbarism \Bar"ba*rism\ (b[aum]r"b[.a]*r[i^]z'm), n. [L. barbarismus, Gr. barbarismo`s; cf. F. barbarisme.]
  • 1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage. [1913 Webster]
  • A heinous barbarism . . . against the honor of marriage. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. [1913 Webster]
  • The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism. --G. Campbell. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'barbarism'

From: Moby Thesaurus