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VAMPIRISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vampirism mean?
• VAMPIRISM (noun)
The noun VAMPIRISM has 2 senses:
1. belief in the existence of vampires
2. the actions or practices of a vampire
Familiarity information: VAMPIRISM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belief in the existence of vampires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vampirism" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The actions or practices of a vampire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("vampirism" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
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