vampirism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrьder. Serbo-Croatian vampirbor. German Vampirbor. French vampirebor. English vampire Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English vampirism From vampire + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)
- (uncountable, usually) The state of being a vampire.
- (uncountable, usually) Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) Extortion.
Treason, delusion, vampyrism, scoundrelism, from Dan to Beersheba!
1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter II, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book III (The Tuileries), page 108:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vampirisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| vampyrism | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (14)
pt vampirismo (practices associated with vampires) · bg вампиризъм (practices associated with vampires) · fi vampyyriys (state of being a vampire) · bg вампиризъм (state of being a vampire) · bg вампирство (practices associated with vampires) · pt vampirismo (disease) · el βαμπιρισμός (state of being a vampire) · fi punahukka (disease) · fi vampirismi (practices associated with vampires) · fi systeeminen lupus erythematosus (disease) · pt vampirismo (state of being a vampire) · bg системен лупус еритематозус (disease) · bg вампирство (state of being a vampire) · sl vampírstvo (practices associated with vampires)