Whiggism

[ hwig-iz-uhm, wig- ]

noun

1. the principles or practices of Whigs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Whiggism¹

First recorded in 1660–70; Whig + -ism

Example Sentences

His Whiggism is so bigoted, and his Christianity so fierce, that he almost disgusts one with two very good things!'

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It calls for no reopening of the long-hushed controversy between Democracy and Whiggism.

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He might still call himself a Whig, and exult in the growth of Whiggism.

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His early admiration of Fox, of Whiggism, and Reform, was the rapture of an innamorato.

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Toryism scarcely thanks him for fighting its battles; Whiggism abhors him.

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