highlandism

Etymology

From Highland + -ism.

highlandism means The culture and practices of the Scottish Highlands. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

The culture and practices of the Scottish Highlands.“Through the romance of Highlandism, all Scots became defeated Jacobites and Highlanders. It is this image of Scottish identity that Americans of Lowland Scots, Scots-Irish, and Highland Scots ancestry alike have “reclaimed” […]”