vampirism
English
Etymology
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
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