Celticism

[ kel-tuh-siz-uhm, sel- ]

noun

1. a Celtic custom or usage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Celticism¹

First recorded in 1850–55; Celtic + -ism

Example Sentences

The fourth Aeneid is the triumph of an unconscionable Celticism over the whole moral plan of Vergil's epic.

From Project Gutenberg

The possession of such a rare piece of furniture bound them the closer to the Celticism of Normandy.

From Project Gutenberg

He employs what has jocosely been called the "Woad" argument; he goes back not to the early Britons, but to Celticism.

From Project Gutenberg