Janeiteism
nounEtymology From Janeite + -ism.
1
The love or worship of the works of Jane Austen.
- [F]ew true admirers will hesitate, much, to admit to the possession of a mug or a tea towel from Chawton. To do so is not necessarily latter-day Janeiteism.1992, Roger Gard, “Introduction: Jane Austen’s Ease – and Criticism”, in Jane Austen’s Novels: The Art of Clarity, New Haven, Conn.; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, section VI, page 12:
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