anticontagionism

noun

The belief that certain diseases, such as yellow fever, were not contagious.

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Meanings

nounanticontagionism (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableThe belief that certain diseases, such as yellow fever, were not contagious.

Origin

From anti- + contagion + -ism.

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APA

anticontagionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticontagionism

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“anticontagionism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticontagionism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticontagionism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticontagionism.

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