theinism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈθiː.ɪn.ɪz.əm/
Etymology
By surface analysis, theine + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) theism
[…] this special form of addiction is described as theism—which word has not, of course, any connection with the similar theological term but is derived from theine, […] Perhaps a better form of the word, in order to avoid ambiguity, is theinism.
1946 January, Hubert J. Norman, “Desultory thoughts on alcohol and on drugs”, in British Journal of Inebriety, volume 43, number 2, London: Society for the Study of Inebriety, →DOI, page 50: