vampirism

[ vam-pahyuhr-iz-uhm, -puh-riz- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1785–95; vampire + -ism

What are your thoughts on using vampirism as a metaphor for the disenfranchised?

True Blood is set in your native Louisiana, and it really uses vampirism as a metaphor for outsiders, including the gay community.

You could say that the metaphor of vampirism being a… release is probably true.

Men of science bore testimony in favour of vampirism with seeming truthfulness and ability, worthy of a better subject.

It is also a protection against psychic vampirism, or draining of magnetic strength.

It has been asserted that Bertrand was a vampire; but there are absolutely no grounds for associating him with vampirism.

There are other types of vampirism in addition to the conventional theme and the occult vampirism.

A kindred prejudice, Vampirism, has still many adherents in Eastern Europe.

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