Ribbonism

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proper noun

A 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ribandism

Origin

From ribbon + -ism, from the green badge they wore.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ribbonism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ribbonism.

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