The Dutch word Flamingant refers to all Flemish nationalists and was initially used by Belgicists to offend the more radical Flemings. Nowadays, the word is commonly accepted as a neutral term to describe Flemish nationalists. Recently, the word Wallingant has also been introduced to talk about Walloon nationalists. The word flamingant is probably derived from Flamins, the French pronunciation of Vlamingen ("Flemings" in Dutch). The word can be equally used as an adjective or substantive. Flemish (in Dutch, Vlaams) can either refer to Anything belonging to Flanders (the Flemish nation) or to its inhabitants, the Flemings. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... For other uses, see Belgium (disambiguation). ... The term Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) is currently mostly used to refer to the ethnic group native to Flanders (the northern half of Belgium), which in total numbers about 6 million people in Belgium. ... Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... An adjective is a part of speech which modifies a noun, usually describing it or making its meaning more specific. ... In grammar, a substantive is either: a noun substantive, now also called simply noun; or a verb substantive, which is a verb like English be when expressing existence (in contrast to use as a copula). ...

The flamingant movement was originally initiated by the priests in Flanders under the French occupation of 1792. The secular republic invaded the Austrian Netherlands three years later, retaining them until 1815. This was very badly received in the catholic provinces. Not only threatening the clergy, it also ruined economic sectors in competition with those of metropolitan France. Thus all the Walloon vineyards were ruined and the textile sector in Flanders went into decay. The French language was imposed throughout the administration, which had been the language of the eleisured classes under feudalism. Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) has several main meanings: the social, political and cultural community of the Flemings, through its social and political organizations, its media, universities, ... ; some prefer to call this the Flemish community, other refers to this as the Flemish nation; a constituent governing institution of the federal Belgian... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Originally the term Netherlands referred to a much larger entity than the current Kingdom of the Netherlands. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The term Walloon may refer to either the Walloon language, or to the ethnic people of the same name. ...

With the fall of the Empire in 1815, the movement became dormant. In 1830, the north Belgians alongside those of the south set aside Dutch rulership, uniting behind a common Roman catholic religion. The choice of the French language for the young Belgian nation was natural as citizens with French nationality made the majority of the revolutionists. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

The word flamingant remains a loaded term. For example, see the song Les Flamingants by Jacques Brel criticizing the flamingants. Brel on a cover of Les Adieux à lOlympia concert album (1966) Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer, considered by many as a poet as well, given the power of his lyrics. ...