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vampirism definition

vam·pir·ism (vam′pīr iz′əm, -pə riz′əm)

noun

  1. superstitious belief in vampires
  2. the practices of vampires in folklore, specif. bloodsucking
  3. the act or practice of preying ruthlessly on other people

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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