Anglo-Saxonism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Anglo-Saxonism
First recorded in 1855–60; Anglo-Saxon + -ism
Example Sentences
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He pretends that there is no difference between Anglo-Saxonism and Germanism.
From England, Canada and the Great War by Desjardins, Louis-Georges
With due allowance for her Anglo-Saxonism and honesty, she was the type of woman to whom “things happen.”
From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)
In American colonization, Anglo-Saxonism was but a drop in the bucket.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 by Various
The Anglo-Saxonism of this youth was almost aggressive.
From From One Generation to Another by Merriman, Henry Seton
Now, I do not think that it can be honestly denied that some portion of this impossibility attaches to a class very different in their own opinion, at least, to the school of Anglo-Saxonism.
From Heretics by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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