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Webster 1913 Edition
Vampirism
Vam′pir-ism
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
vampirisme
.] 1.
Belief in the existence of vampires.
2.
The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.
3.
Fig.: The practice of extortion.
Carlyle.
Definition 2024
vampirism
vampirism
English
Noun
vampirism (usually uncountable, plural vampirisms)
- (pathology) Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)
- (mythology) the state of being a vampire
- practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.
- (figuratively) extortion
- Treason, delusion, vampirism, scoundrelism, from Dan to Beersheba! — Thomas Carlyle.
Translations
state of being a vampire
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practices associated with vampires
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extortion — see extortion