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VAMPIRISM

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

• VAMPIRISM (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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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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