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- adjective Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
- noun A
partisan of Oliver Cromwell
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Also — “places where conservative Christian theocracies flourished, as in Cromwellian England and in the early New England colonies, were among those where celebrations were suppressed” [Wikipedia. org].
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Those things we want to celebrate in correlation with that great world-event, Magna Charta, and the revolt of the 17th century, which by some is called the Cromwellian Revolution, and by others the Revolution of the Commonwealth.
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The Cromwellian, which is included in this period, was identical with it.
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Independence Day calls to mind the question, Why did the American Revolution usher in an era of unprecedented liberty, while most other revolutions (Cromwellian, French, Russian, Chinese, etc.) have led only to tyrannical rule?
History 2010
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He has shown Cromwellian zeal in reshaping the landscape of learning at a pace that does not lend itself easily to a more consultative and cautious approach.
A vocational element is vital to a full education | Observer editorial 2012
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Alternate history, parallel universes, Cromwellian stormtroopers on motorcycles, tantric sex, doomsday weapons, a glamorous and charismatic title character flitting between worlds and timelines, all of it beautifully drawn.
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I am pleased, by way of a footnote, to see both Ben Wallace, who was the first to publish his expenses in extenso and my local MP, Phillip Hollobone, who is almost Cromwellian in his approach to expenses (he is by a very long way our cheapest MP in that sense) amongst the signatories to this letter.
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I am pleased, by way of a footnote, to see both Ben Wallace, who was the first to publish his expenses in extenso and my local MP, Phillip Hollobone, who is almost Cromwellian in his approach to expenses (he is by a very long way our cheapest MP in that sense) amongst the signatories to this letter.
Archive 2008-02-24 2008
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When they were in town, we'd go with George and Patti to the clubs the Ad Lib, the Scotch of St. James's, the Cromwellian and literally stay all night.
ɘloЯ 2010
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It ceased to function in the 17th century during the Cromwellian wars.
ruzuzu commented on the word Cromwellian
See cromwellian.
August 6, 2010