Celticism

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noun

A Celtic custom or idiom.

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Meanings

nounCelticism (plural Celticisms)

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

Origin

From Celtic + -ism.

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APA

Celticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celticism

MLA

“Celticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celticism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celticism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celticism.

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