eunuchism
English
editEtymology
editLatin eunuchismus (“act of unmanning”), equivalent to eunuch + -ism.
Noun
editeunuchism (uncountable)
- The condition of being a eunuch.
- 1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy:
- Again, that Eunuchism (not in itself, but) for the Kingdom of Heaven, is better than it, we doubt not.
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editeunuchism
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References
edit- “eunuchism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French eunuchisme.
Noun
editeunuchism n (uncountable)
Declension
edit declension of eunuchism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) eunuchism | eunuchismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) eunuchism | eunuchismului |
| vocative | eunuchismule | |
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