"Victorianism" meaning in English

See Victorianism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Victorianisms [plural]
Etymology: Victorian + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Victorian|ism}} Victorian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Victorianism (countable and uncountable, plural Victorianisms)
  1. The behaviour or beliefs of the Victorians, especially prudery. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Victorianism-en-noun-9l57CnBv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 65 35
  2. An expression or idiom characteristic of Victorian times. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Victorianism-en-noun-NUzHP-DP

Inflected forms

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