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

He taught them, as no one since, that Orangeism was merely a weapon of exploitation.

From The Open Secret of Ireland by Kettle, T. M. (Thomas Michael)

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

Here was framed all the mysterious symbols of Orangeism, which are very like the mysterious symbols of masonry to ignorant eyes.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon

There is another kind of Orangeism, that which has begun to think, and the Orangeism that has begun to think is already converted.

From The Open Secret of Ireland by Kettle, T. M. (Thomas Michael)

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