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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIGGISM

priggism  [ˈprɪɡɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIGGISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Priggism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRIGGISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of priggism in the English dictionary

The definition of priggism in the dictionary is smug self-righteousness and narrow-mindedness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIGGISM


activism
ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm
autism
ˈɔːtɪzəm
criticism
ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm
demagogism
ˈdeməˌɡɒɡɪzəm
demagoguism
ˈdeməˌɡɒɡɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
ism
ˈɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
Judaism
ˈdʒuːdeɪˌɪzəm
leggism
ˈlɛɡɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
prism
ˈprɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
racism
ˈreɪsɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
thuggism
ˈθʌɡɪzəm
tourism
ˈtʊərɪzəm
Whiggism
ˈwɪɡɪzəm
yogism
ˈjəʊɡɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIGGISM

priestly
priestship
prig
prigged
prigger
priggery
prigging
priggish
priggishly
priggishness
Prigogine
prill
prim
prima ballerina
prima donna
prima facie
prima-facie evidence
primacies
primacy
primaeval

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIGGISM

agism
biologism
dialogism
geophagism
gism
imagism
liturgism
monergism
neologism
nothingism
panlogism
pedagogism
prosyllogism
psychologism
quislingism
syllogism
synergism
tautologism
teleologism
thaumaturgism

Synonyms and antonyms of priggism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «priggism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIGGISM

Find out the translation of priggism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of priggism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «priggism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

priggism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

priggism
570 millions of speakers

English

priggism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

priggism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

priggism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

priggism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

priggism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

priggism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

priggism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Priggism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

priggism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

priggism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

priggism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Priggism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

priggism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

priggism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काल्पनिक गोष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

priggism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

priggism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

priggism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

priggism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

priggism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

priggism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

priggism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

priggism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

priggism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of priggism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIGGISM»

The term «priggism» is normally little used and occupies the 137.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIGGISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «priggism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «priggism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about priggism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIGGISM»

Discover the use of priggism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to priggism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The novels of Henry Fielding ... complete in one volume. To ...
Let us, therefore, who are confined here for debt only, separate ourselves entirely from the prigs ; neither drink with them, nor converse with them. Let us, at the same time, separate ourselves farther from priggism itself : Instead of being ready , ...
Henry Fielding, 1821
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Ballantyne's novelist's library
Let us, therefore, who are confined here for debt only, separate ourselves entirely from the prigs ; neither drink with them, nor converse with them. Let us, at the same time, separate ourselves farther from priggism itself : Instead of being ready , ...
James Ballantyne, 1821
3
Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)
Let usatthe same time separate ourselves farther from priggism itself. Instead of being ready, onevery opportunity,to pillageeach other,letus becontent withour honest share of the common bounty, and with the acquisition of our own industry.
Henry Fielding, 2013
4
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
1851. Borrow,Lavengro, lxvii.The subjects being, ifI remember right, college education, priggism, church authority, tomfoolery, and the like. 1857. Trollope, ThreeClerks, xlvii.Ithink I'lltake out that about official priggism—hadn't I better? 1857.
Anonymous
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The Works of Henry Fielding: Complete in One Volume, with ...
But while one man pursues his ambition, another his interest, another his safety; while one hath a roguery (a priggism they here call it) to commit, and another a roguery to defend; they must naturally fly to the favour and protection of those who ...
Henry Fielding, 1840
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
(Fielding, 1743.) Cf. priggism, q.v. prigging, vbl n. to prig, v., q.v.: e.g. B.E., 'Riding; also Lying with a Woman'; Greene, 1591, 'This base villany of Prigging, or horse- stealing'. From ca. 1820, mostly of petty theft; and, as such, low s. prigging, adj.
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
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The Novels of Henry Fielding ... To which is Prefixed, a ...
Let us, at the same time, separate ourselves farther from priggism itself: Instead of being ready, on every opportunity, to pillage each other, let us be content with our honest share of the common bounty, and with the acquisition of our own ...
Henry Fielding, 1821
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The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With the Life of the ...
sasety; while one hath a roguery (a Priggism they " here call it) to commit, and another l roguery to " desend, they must naturally fly to the savour and " protection of those, who have power to give them " what they desire, and to desend them ...
Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy, 1783
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The Works of Henry Fielding, with a Life of the Author: Plays
terest, another his safety ; while one hath a roguery (a priggism they here call it) to commit, and another a roguery to defend, they must naturally fly to the favour and protection of those, who have power to give them what they desire, and to ...
Henry Fielding, 1824
10
Henry Fielding, Political Writer: A Political Writer
“Liberty is consist» ent with no degree of Honesty inferior to this,” and it is in their interest “to resolve bravely to lay aside our Priggism, our Roguery, in plainer Words, and preserve our Liberty.” The debtors applauded this BroadBottom oration, ...
Thomas R. Cleary, 1984

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIGGISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term priggism is used in the context of the following news items.
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And Now, Today's GOOD NEWS: Daylin Leach And Larry Farnese …
If you were to ask Mr. Farnese that question, he'd blather on about credentialism and priggism in some sort of snarky attempt to confuse and ... «Philebrity.com, Apr 11»

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