English Explanatory Dictionary

cisalpinism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A movement in the late 18th century among English Roman Catholics aimed at achieving Catholic emancipation by asserting that loyalty to the British Crown was compatible with fidelity to the pope.

Word forms

cisalpinism

Etymology

From cisalpine + -ism.

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