noun
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belief in the existence of vampires
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the actions of vampires; bloodsucking
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the act of preying upon or exploiting others
Etymology
Origin of vampirism
Example Sentences
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Yet commonalities remain: One remedy for vampirism, found on several continents, was to exhume the undead corpse and to drink what was left of its blood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Some of the world's deadliest bacteria seek out and feed on human blood, a newly-discovered phenomenon researchers are calling "bacterial vampirism."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
When Jonathan comes under the count's spell and begins slipping into vampirism, it is Mina who must rescue him and join the hunt for Dracula in England.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
He isn’t merely tormented by the barbarity of vampirism, which he refuses to indulge as far as that goes.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2022
In the space of three months, seventeen persons of different sexes and different ages died of vampirism; some without being ill, and others after languishing two or three days.
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Christmas, Henry
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