hetarism

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A form of hetaerism — A theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of marriage in any form, and where women were the common property of their tribe, and the children never knew their fathers.

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Meanings

nounhetarism (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of hetaerism.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HiemstraearthismMashitermarshitemeharist
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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