fandom

Noun

fandom (countable and uncountable, plural fandoms)

1. (collective) The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
   • "'Who is this Swain?' is the question that is being bowled about in local fandom."1896, Washington Post October 10, 1896, p. 8, column 6
   • So I was like, ‘When this comes out, fans are going to lose their s–t!’ And I was half-right. I’ve watched fandoms get mad at creators before like Rian Johnson on ‘The Last Jedi.’2021 July 26, Lauren Sarner, quoting Kevin Smith, “Kevin Smith on ‘Masters of the Universe’ and fan backlash”, in New York Post

   Synonyms:

   fan base, fanship, fanhood

   Antonyms:

   anti-fandom, hatedom

2. The subculture of enthusiasts, especially of TV shows.
3. The state, quality, or condition of being a fan.
   • Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief...2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219–257