Orangeism

American  

[awr-in-jiz-uhm, or-] / ˈɔr ɪnˌdʒɪz əm, ˈɒr- /

noun

1. the principles and practices of the Orangemen.

---

Orangeism British  

/ ˈɒrɪndʒˌɪzəm /

noun

1. the practices or principles of Orangemen, esp Protestant supremacy in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, or Canada

---

Other Word Forms

• Orangeist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Orangeism

First recorded in 1815–25; Orange + -ism

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Orangeism

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 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

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

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

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

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