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Carlylism

Carlylism noun: writing or opinions characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.

Noun

Carlylism (countable and uncountable, plural Carlylisms)

  1. Writing or opinions characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
    • It is regarded simply as Carlylism to say that the English-speaking world is growing worse from day to day. And it is Carlylism to opine that the general grand result of increased intelligence is a tendency to deterioration.1963, Boris Ford, A Guide to English Literature: From Dickens to Hardy, page 12

Forms of Carlylism

pluralCarlylisms

Origin of Carlylism

From Carlyle + -ism.

Questions about Carlylism

What does Carlylism mean?
Carlylism means writing or opinions characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
What part of speech is Carlylism?
Carlylism is a noun.
What is the plural of Carlylism?
The plural of Carlylism is Carlylisms.

Words near Carlylism in the dictionary

  1. Carlylean
  2. Carlyleian
  3. Carlylese
  4. Carlylesque
  5. Carlylian
  6. Carlylism
  7. Carlylisms
  8. Carmack
  9. Carmacks
  10. Carmadie
  11. Carmageddon

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