Celticism

[ kel-tuh-siz-uh m, sel- ]
/ ˈkɛl təˌsɪz əm, ˈsɛl- /

noun

a Celtic custom or usage.

Origin of Celticism

First recorded in 1850–55; Celtic + -ism

Example sentences from the Web for celticism

  • The possession of such a rare piece of furniture bound them the closer to the Celticism of Normandy.

    Bouvard and Pcuchet |Gustave Flaubert

  • The fourth Aeneid is the triumph of an unconscionable Celticism over the whole moral plan of Vergil's epic.

    The Oxford Book of Latin Verse |Various

  • He employs what has jocosely been called the "Woad" argument; he goes back not to the early Britons, but to Celticism.

    Unicorns |James Huneker