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 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

The same spirit of Orangeism moved the colonel in Dublin, and his sergeant at Wexford.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

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

In that passage it would appear that the very existence of a Church is forgotten altogether; for Orangeism is termed 'an institution, whose chief object—whatever political shape it may assume—is to preserve the Protestant religion.'

From Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William

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)