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whiggism

whiggism noun: principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs.

Noun (1)

whiggism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs.

Noun (2) capitalized: Whiggism

Whiggism (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of whiggism.

Forms of whiggism

alternative formWhigism
alternative formWhiggism

Origin of whiggism

From Whig + -ism.

Questions about whiggism

What does whiggism mean?
Whiggism means principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs.
What part of speech is whiggism?
Whiggism is a noun.

Words near whiggism in the dictionary

  1. whiggifying
  2. whigging
  3. whiggish
  4. whiggishly
  5. whiggishness
  6. whiggism
  7. Whigham
  8. Whighams
  9. whight
  10. Whigism
  11. Whiglet

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