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Celticism

Celticism noun: a Celtic custom or idiom.

Noun

Celticism (plural Celticisms)

  1. A Celtic custom or idiom.
    • The latter [Rollright Stones], which has every signature of Celticism, I conceive to be coeval and perhaps of a class with Stone-henge.1782, Thomas Warton, The History and Antiquities of Kiddington

Forms of Celticism

pluralCelticisms

Origin of Celticism

From Celtic + -ism.

Questions about Celticism

What does Celticism mean?
Celticism means a Celtic custom or idiom.
What part of speech is Celticism?
Celticism is a noun.
What is the plural of Celticism?
The plural of Celticism is Celticisms.

Words near Celticism in the dictionary

  1. Celtic Tiger
  2. Celtic Wicca
  3. Celtic Wiccan
  4. Celtic Wiccans
  5. Celtically
  6. Celticism
  7. Celticisms
  8. Celticist
  9. Celticists
  10. Celticities
  11. Celticity

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