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Webster 1913 Edition

Ribbonism

Rib′bon-ism

,

Noun.

The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See

Ribbon Society

, under

.

Definition 2024

Ribbonism

Ribbonism

English

Proper noun

Ribbonism

(historical) A nineteenth-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and ideologically and sometimes violently opposed to the Orange Order.

Related terms

Ribbonman