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

Derived Forms

• Orangeist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Orangeism

First recorded in 1815–25; Orange + -ism

Example Sentences

There is but the meditation of two minutes between Landleaguing and Orangeism, between boycotting landlords and thorough devotion to the dear old landlord.

From The Landleaguers by Trollope, Anthony

But a second and clearer-sighted Jeremiah could never have prophesied the deliberate introduction of hydrophobia for dogs, glanders for horses, or Orangeism for men.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

That a chief secretary so circumstanced, struggling to sustain extreme Orangeism in its dying agonies, should have been called upon to encounter great toil and anxiety is a truth too obvious to need illustration.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 by Various

A further instance of the decline of rabid Orangeism might be cited.

From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by Denvir, John

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)