eunuchism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin eunuchismus (“act of unmanning”), equivalent to eunuch + -ism.
Noun
[edit]eunuchism (uncountable)
- The condition of being a eunuch.
- 1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy:
- Again, that Eunuchism (not in itself, but) for the Kingdom of Heaven, is better than it, we doubt not.
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References
[edit]- “eunuchism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French eunuchisme.
Noun
[edit]eunuchism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | eunuchism | eunuchismul |
| genitive-dative | eunuchism | eunuchismului |
| vocative | eunuchismule | |
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