incendiarism
Americannoun
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the act or practice of an arsonist; malicious burning.
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inflammatory behavior; agitation.
noun
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the act or practice of illegal burning; arson
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(esp formerly) the creation of civil strife or violence for political reasons
Etymology
Origin of incendiarism
First recorded in 1665–75; incendiar(y) + -ism
Vocabulary lists containing incendiarism
Example Sentences
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Incendiarism afoot, and we unware Of what foul tricks may follow, I will go.
From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas
Incendiarism was the only cause that could be assigned, and many were the speculations as to who the guilty party could be.
From The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
Under the heads "Incendiarism," "Doubtful," and "Unknown," are included all the cases of wilful firing.
From Fires and Firemen: from the Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science and Art, Vol XXXV No. 1, May 1855 by Anonymous
Incendiarism may be divided into three sorts—malicious, fraudulent, and monomaniac.
From Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction by Braidwood, James
Incendiarism being more than suspected, the authorities of the church ordered from Hope-Jones a similar organ to take the place of the one destroyed.
From The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments by Miller, George Laing
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