Meanings
nounBurkism (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableMurder for the purpose of selling the body for dissection.
Origin
From Burke + -ism, after William Burke. See Burke and Hare murders.
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Burkism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burkism
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