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Webster 1913 Edition

Characterism

Char′ac-ter-ism

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Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK] a characterizing.]

A distinction of character; a characteristic.

[Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Definition 2024

characterism

characterism

English

Noun

characterism ‎(plural characterisms)

A distinction of character; a characteristic.
- Bishop Joseph Hall
  The characterism of an honest man: He looks not to what he might do, but what he should.