Meaning of Hitler | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from Austrian German.
2. A dictatorial person; someone who loves to exert their power and influence over others. (often used as a term of abuse)
   derogatory, offensive
3. Ellipsis of Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Examples

“It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own⟳ Nation-Germany.”

“The British ruling class are fighting against Hitler, whom they have⟳ always regarded and whom some of them still regard as their protector against Bolshevism. That does not mean⟳ that they will deliberately sell⟳ out; but it does mean⟳ that at every decisive moment they are likely to falter, pull⟳ their punches, do the wrong thing. Until the Churchill Government called some sort⟳ of halt to the process⟳, they have⟳ done the wrong thing with an unerring instinct ever since 1931.”

“Clearly, Hitler saw⟳ his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale.”

“What is one curious about when he asks, What is evil? The question⟳ makes no sense⟳, unless the questioner is satisfied with such answers as: Death is evil, pain is evil, Hitler is evil.”

“...the description we give⟳ of God’s knowledge concerning Hitler has to be different after Hitler’s death; it is manifest that there has been a change⟳ on Hitler’s side, and that this, in view⟳ of the logic of omniscience, makes a difference to what we can truly say⟳ about God’s knowledge; it is not manifest that there must have⟳ been a real change⟳ of mind⟳ on God's side. And Aquinas can say⟳ this...”

“Mueller is even less convincing in his suggestion that World War II might never have⟳ happened if Hitler had never been born.”

“People do evil things (Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein).”

“A: Don't you think⟳ you could try⟳ sorting your rubbish instead of tossing everything out together? B: Ok, Hitler.”

“How does he support⟳ his position against the prima facie case in favor of the strongly counterintuitive claim⟳ that non-violence would necessarily defeat⟳ a Hitler?”

“tfw you could be starving and wanting to feed⟳ your family, but gender Hitler says no males for this job because a vagina makes you 'special'”

““He was called a ‘little Hitler’ yesterday,” Stevens said. “A guy pointed at him in his car and then he said that we didn’t like⟳ brown people. I don’t understand⟳ that at all.””

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