Orangeism

American  

[awr-in-jiz-uhm, or-] / ˈɔr ɪnˌdʒɪz əm, ˈɒr- /

noun

1. the principles and practices of the Orangemen.

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Orangeism British  

/ ˈɒrɪndʒˌɪzəm /

noun

1. the practices or principles of Orangemen, esp Protestant supremacy in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, or Canada

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Other Word Forms

• Orangeist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Orangeism

First recorded in 1815–25; Orange + -ism

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Orangeism

Orangemen in both Provinces, as we might guess, sided as strongly with the ascendancy parties, but colonial air seems to have taken some of the theological venom out of Orangeism.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine

The same spirit of Orangeism moved the colonel in Dublin, and his sergeant at Wexford.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

There was no purifying or restraining power in the Establishment to modify, improve, or elevate the principles of Orangeism at all.

From Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William

At an aggregate meeting in 1815, he alluded to him, as the worthy champion of Orangeism.

From The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines by O'Rourke, John

Notice, however, that the customary dragging in of these irrelevancies, to confuse the main issue, is not to be wondered at, seeing that Orangeism itself is based, in a large, general way, on the Bible.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph