monarchism

[ mon-er-kiz-uhm ]

noun

1. the principles of monarchy.
2. advocacy of monarchical rule.

Other Words From

• monar·chist noun adjective
• monar·chistic adjective
• anti·monar·chism noun
• anti·monar·chist noun adjective
• anti·monar·chistic adjective
• non·monar·chist noun
• nonmon·ar·chistic adjective
• pro·monar·chist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monarchism¹

1830–40; monarch(y) + -ism; compare French monarchisme, German Monarchismus

Example Sentences

What do we care for Marxism or monarchism, the resurrection of Holy Russia or the Idea of the Common Fate?

From The Daily Beast

This is one of the too frequent cases where, in our enlightened polity, democracy plays wantonly into the hands of monarchism.

From Project Gutenberg

Will history prove to me that monarchism is not and has not been from the first the bitter enemy of the people?

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Some years ago there was a struggle between republicanism and monarchism on the South African veldt.

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I am not referring to Monarchism or to a particular dynasty.

From Project Gutenberg

Then you mean to say that socialism and monarchism do not negative each other?

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