Olympism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English Olympic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Olympism From Olympic + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A spirit or ideals of the Olympic Games
- (uncountable) The advocacy or promotion of these principles