Normanism

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noun

A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.

Opposite
anti-Normanism
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Meanings

nounNormanism (countable and uncountable, plural Normanisms)

plural Normanisms

  1. countableuncountableA 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 imperious

    1873, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
  2. uncountableThe (mainstream) belief that Kievan Rus was established by the Varangians.

    Antonyms: anti-Normanism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe (mainstream) belief that Kievan Rus was established by the Varangians.

Opposite
anti-Normanism

Origin

From Norman + -ism.

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Normanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Normanism

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“Normanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Normanism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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