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Guelfism

Guelfism is the alternative spelling of Guelphism.

Meaning of Guelphism

Noun

Guelphism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The beliefs of the Guelphs (medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope against the Ghibellines and the German emperors).

Questions about Guelfism

What is Guelfism the alternative spelling of?
Guelfism is the alternative spelling of Guelphism.

Words near Guelfism in the dictionary

  1. guelder-rose
  2. Guelders
  3. Guelew
  4. Guelf
  5. Guelfic
  6. Guelfism
  7. Guelfs
  8. Guelma
  9. Guelmim-Oued Noun
  10. Guelph
  11. Guelphic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Guelfism (page history and authors); Guelphism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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