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vampirism

noun — 4 senses

vampirism

noun

Etymology From vampire + -ism.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Usually Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)

2

Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences Usually The state of being a vampire.

3

Usually Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.

4

Figuratively, 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:

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