sinapism

[ sin-uh-piz-uhm ]

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Origin of sinapism

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1595–1605; <Medieval Latin sināpisma (feminine) <Greek sināpismós (masculine) application of mustard, equivalent to sināp(ízein) to apply mustard (derivative of sínāpi mustard; see -ize) + -ismos-ism

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sinapism

/ (ˈsɪnəˌpɪzəm) /


noun
  1. a technical name for mustard plaster

Origin of sinapism

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C17: from Late Latin sināpismus, from Greek sinapismos application of mustard plaster, from sinapi mustard, of Egyptian origin

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