Know-Nothingism

English

Etymology

Know-Nothing +‎ -ism

Noun

Know-Nothingism (uncountable)

(historical) The doctrines, principles, or practices of the Know-Nothings.

References

“Know-Nothingism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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