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monarchism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Rule by a monarchy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The advocacy of such a political system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: political orientation, ideology, political theory

History

Etymology

Etymology tree French monarchie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French monarchismebor. English monarchism Borrowed from French monarchisme.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: monarquisme — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 君主主義 /君主主义 (jūnzhǔzhǔyì) — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Czech: monarchismus — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Danish: monarkisme — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Danish: enevælde — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Dutch: monarchisme — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Esperanto: monarĥismo — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Esperanto: monarkismo — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Estonian: monarhism — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Finnish: monarkismi — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • French: monarchisme — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • German: Monarchismus — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Greek: μοναρχισμός (monarchismós) — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Hebrew: מלוכנות — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Hungarian: monarchizmus — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Italian: monarchismo — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Japanese: 君主主義 (kunshushugi) — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Korean: 군주주의 (gunjujuui) — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Northern Kurdish: monarşîzm — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Northern Kurdish: keyperestî — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Latvian: monarhisms — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Lithuanian: monarchizmas — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Manx: ard-reeaghys — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: monarkisme — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: monarkisme — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Polish: monarchizm — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Portuguese: monarquismo — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Romanian: monarhism — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Romanian: regalism — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Russian: монархизм (monarxizm) — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Serbo-Croatian: монархизам — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Serbo-Croatian: monarhizam — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Slovak: monarchizmus — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Spanish: monarquismo — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Swedish: monarkism — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Turkish: monarşizm — advocacy of the monarchistic political system
  • Ukrainian: монархізм (monarxizm) — advocacy of the monarchistic political system