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contagionism

contagionism noun: a belief in the contagious character of certain diseases.

Noun

contagionism (uncountable)

  1. A belief in the contagious character of certain diseases.

Origin of contagionism

From contagion + -ism.

Questions about contagionism

What does contagionism mean?
Contagionism means a belief in the contagious character of certain diseases.
What part of speech is contagionism?
Contagionism is a noun.

Words near contagionism in the dictionary

  1. contagia
  2. contagiogram
  3. contagiograms
  4. contagion
  5. contagioned
  6. contagionism
  7. contagionist
  8. contagionists
  9. contagions
  10. contagiosity
  11. contagious

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