Anglo-Saxonism
noun
An·glo-Sax·on·ism
¦aŋ-glō-¦sak-sə-ˌni-zəm
plural -s
1
: a word or idiom that strongly suggests Anglo-Saxon origin
2
a
: the quality, qualities, traits, or outlook regarded as distinctive of the English or of the people of English descent
b
: the belief in the superiority of Anglo-Saxon characteristics or of the Anglo-Saxon people
Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- stand oil
- stand on
- stand on ceremony
- stand on one's hands
- stand on one's head
- stand on one's head/hands
- stand on one's own feet
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand one's ground
- stand or fall
- stand out
- stand out a mile
- stand out from the crowd
- stand out from the pack
- stand out like a sore thumb
- stand over
- stand sentinel
- stand sentry
- stand someone in good stead
- stand someone/something in good stead
- stand something in good stead
- stand surety
- stand tall
- stand the test of time
- stand to attention