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German
Etymology
Gutmensch + -en- + -tum
Pronunciation
Noun
Gutmenschentum n (strong, genitive Gutmenschentums, no plural)
- (derogatory) do-goodism
2018 October 19, Kai Gehring (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), “Menschrecht auf Religionsfreiheit”, in parliamentary debates (Deutscher Bundestag), Berlin, page 6624, column C:Christliches, zivilisiertes Verhalten verbrämen Sie als „Gutmenschentum“. Ich sage Ihnen: Lieber Gutmensch als Unmensch. Herz statt Hetze bringt uns weltweit weiter.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Gutmenschentum
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