Shakespeareanism

English

Alternative forms

• Shakespearianism

Etymology

From Shakespearean +‎ -ism.

Noun

Shakespeareanism (countable and uncountable, plural Shakespeareanisms)

1. (uncountable, paleologism) The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
2. (countable) A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.
3. Shakespeare's works collectively. (Can we add an example for this sense?)