Ghibelline
noun
a member of the aristocratic party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the claims of the German emperors against the papacy: politically opposed to the Guelphs.
Ghibellinism
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a word derived from
Ghibelline.
Example Sentences
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It was their function to administer the forfeited possessions of Ghibelline rebels, to hunt out suspected citizens, to prosecute them for Ghibellinism, to judge them, and to punish them as traitors to the commonwealth.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes
It will be seen at once how false an impression is given when it is said that the Whites were moderate Guelfs, inclining to Ghibellinism, and the Blacks extreme Guelfs.
From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Villani, Giovanni
The ideas of the great Hollander on government, and on politics also, were not unlike the ideal Ghibellinism of the illustrious Tuscan.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
Ghibellinism united the princes in an opposite camp.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington
His Ghibellinism, though undoubtedly the result of what he had seen of Italian misgovernment, embraced in its theoretical application the civilized world.
From Among My Books Second Series by Lowell, James Russell
