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royalism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attachment, adherence, adhesion

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English royal 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 -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English royalism From royal + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: reialisme — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Danish: royalisme — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Erzya: инязормельчи (ińazormeľči) — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • French: royalisme — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Galician: realismo — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • German: Royalismus — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • German: Königstreue — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • German: Königtum — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Ido: royalismo — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Japanese: 尊皇論 (sonnōron) — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Kazakh: роялизм (roälizm) — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rojalisme — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kongetroskap — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kongetruskap — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rojalisme — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kongetruskap — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Portuguese: realismo — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Spanish: realismo — advocacy of a king or royal house
  • Swedish: rojalism — advocacy of a king or royal house