vampirism

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noun

Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)

OriginEnglish vampire ← French vampire ← German Vampir →
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Meanings

nounvampirism (usually uncountable, plural vampirisms)

plural vampirisms · alternative archaic vampyrism

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineSystemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)
  2. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe state of being a vampire.
  3. uncountableusuallyPractices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.
  4. figurativelyuncountableusuallyExtortion.

    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

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*ōp-
  2. Proto-Turkic*ōpurder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  4. Proto-Balto-Slavic*au
  5. Proto-Slavic*u
  6. Proto-Slavic*pyřь
  7. Proto-Slavic*ǫpyrь
  8. Serbo-Croatianvampir
  9. GermanVampir
  10. Frenchvampire
  11. Englishvampire
  12. Englishvampirism

From vampire + -ism.

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Translations

Bulgarian системен лупус еритематозус, вампиризъм
  • системен лупус еритематозус (sistemen lupus eritematozus)disease
  • вампиризъм (vampirizăm)state of being a vampire
  • вампирство (vampirstvo)state of being a vampire
  • вампиризъм (vampirizăm)practices associated with vampires
  • вампирство (vampirstvo)practices associated with vampires
Finnish punahukka, systeeminen lupus erythematosus
  • punahukkadisease
  • systeeminen lupus erythematosusdisease
  • vampyyriysstate of being a vampire
  • vampirismipractices associated with vampires
Greek βαμπιρισμός
  • βαμπιρισμός (vampirismós)state of being a vampire
Portuguese vampirismo, vampirismo
  • vampirismodisease
  • vampirismostate of being a vampire
  • vampirismopractices associated with vampires
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APA

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Chicago

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