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

It may seem rude to say so, but Orangeism consists mainly of a settled hallucination and an annual brainstorm.

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

Orangemen in both Provinces, as we might guess, sided as strongly with the ascendancy parties, but colonial air seems to have taken some of the theological venom out of Orangeism.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine

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

There are Ulstermen of Saxon or Scottish stock in whom the fascination of Irish art and literature has extirpated every trace of Orangeism and all implied in it.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine

But the religious bodies which have held aloof from Orangeism are just as determined.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John