Humorism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease. historical, uncountable
  2. 2
    The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness. uncountable

    "July 30, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Asgill, the French I expected to find the ravings of an enthusiast, or the sullen snarlings of an infidel; whereas I found the very soul of Swift–an intense half self-deceived humorism."

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"July 30, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Asgill, the French I expected to find the ravings of an enthusiast, or the sullen snarlings of an infidel; whereas I found the very soul of Swift–an intense half self-deceived humorism."

Etymology

From humor + -ism.

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