souperism

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noun

During the Irish Potato Famine, the setting up of schools by non-Roman Catholic Bible societies in which starving Catholic children were fed but were subjected to Protestant religious instruction at the same time.

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Meanings

nounsouperism (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryhistoricaluncountableDuring the Irish Potato Famine, the setting up of schools by non-Roman Catholic Bible societies in which starving Catholic children were fed but were subjected to Protestant religious instruction at the same time.

Origin

From souper + -ism.

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APA

souperism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souperism

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“souperism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souperism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “souperism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souperism.

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