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Normanism

Normanism noun: a Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.

Noun

Normanism (countable and uncountable, plural Normanisms)

  1. A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.
    • But now we have Germanism enough to make us Philistines, and Normanism enough to make us imperious1873, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
  2. (uncountable) The (mainstream) belief that Kievan Rus was established by the Varangians.
    Antonyms:
    anti-Normanism

Antonyms of Normanism

  • anti-Normanism

Forms of Normanism

pluralNormanisms

Origin of Normanism

From Norman + -ism.

Questions about Normanism

What does Normanism mean?
Normanism means a Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.
What part of speech is Normanism?
Normanism is a noun.
What is the plural of Normanism?
The plural of Normanism is Normanisms.

Words near Normanism in the dictionary

  1. Normanise
  2. Normanised
  3. Normanises
  4. Normanish
  5. Normanising
  6. Normanism
  7. Normanisms
  8. Normanist
  9. Normanists
  10. Normanization
  11. Normanize

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