Wotanism

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proper noun

A white supremacist racial religion promulgated by David Lane.

OriginGerman Wotan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A white supremacist racial religion promulgated by David Lane.
  2. historicalA variant of Armanism, an esoteric racial ideology, promulgated by Guido von List.

Origin

  1. GermanWotan“Odin”
  2. EnglishWotanism

* From German Wotan (“Odin”) + -ism. * White supremacist David Lane chose the spelling because it allowed the backronym "will of the Aryan nation".

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APA

Wotanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wotanism

MLA

“Wotanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wotanism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wotanism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wotanism.

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