Word: republicanism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
pub
li
can
ism
Definition: The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.
Morphemes:
Affix: republic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rēs
Language: la
Decoded: res
Meaning: thing
Affix: publicus
Language: la
Decoded: publicus
Meaning: public
Affix: -an
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to nouns to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.