n. | 1. | An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. |
2. | A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage. | |
3. | An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. |
Noun | 1. | barbarism - a brutal barbarous savage act |