bardism|ˈbɑːdɪz(ə)m| [f. as prec. + -ism.] The system, doctrine, or principles of bards. 1716M. Davies Ath. Brit. ii. 191 Welsh poetick Bardism is best cultivated in the Ionicks of Merionethshire.1863ReaderNo. 30. 75 That native Bardism which had been part and parcel of the aboriginal Druidism.