fandoms

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

   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