What is the word describing the perception that your own culture is superior to all others?

November 30, 2009 - 7:28 am 4 Comments

The word is escaping me right now, but there is a word I learned in International Law in college that was described as the idea of someone believing their own culture was superior to all other cultures. Help!

Sciolism, ignorance

4 Responses to “What is the word describing the perception that your own culture is superior to all others?”

  1. Skeptic Says:

    patriotism; chauvinism; machismo; jingoism
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  2. holly Says:

    Sciolism, ignorance
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  3. Littlemswright Says:

    Ethnocentrism
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  4. Mark Says:

    The word is Racism. Not a good word.

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