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loyalism

noun

Etymology

From loyal + -ism. Piecewise doublet of legalism.

  1. derived from lēgālis
  2. derived from loial, leial, leal
  3. borrowed from loyal
  4. formed as loyalism — “loyal + -ism”

Definitions

  1. The property of being a loyalist.

    • And still there is about him a hint of the ingenu; a Tiggerish quality of enthusiasm for the [Tony] Blair vision that has nothing to do with fawning loyalism.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA