† Creolism. World English Historical Dictionary

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Obs. [f. CREOLE + -ISM.] The fact of being a Creole; Creole descent.

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1788.  J. Ramsay, Object. Abol. Slave Tr. Answ. (ed. 2), 49. The farther back the negroe could trace his Creolism, the more he valued himself.

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1812.  Ann. Reg. (1810), 596. They [negroes] feel pride and consequence in being born in a new hemisphere, and conceive that to Creolism is attached a degree of dignity.

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