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helotism

helotism noun: the permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people.

Noun

helotism (usually uncountable, plural helotisms)

  1. (usually) The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people
  2. (usually) A form of mutualism in which one species is forced to perform tasks for another, for their mutual benefit

helotism meaning in Kannada

helotism in Kannada

ತೊತ್ತುಗಾರಿಕೆ, ಜೀತಗಾರತನ, ದಾಸ್ಯ, ಗುಲಾಮತನ, ಗುಲಾಮಗಿರಿ, ದಾಸ್ಯಪದ್ಧತಿ

Forms of helotism

pluralhelotisms

Origin of helotism

From helot + -ism.

Questions about helotism

What does helotism mean?
Helotism means the permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people.
What is helotism in Kannada?
Helotism in Kannada is ತೊತ್ತುಗಾರಿಕೆ, ಜೀತಗಾರತನ, ದಾಸ್ಯ. See Helotism meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is helotism?
Helotism is a noun.
What is the plural of helotism?
The plural of helotism is helotisms.

Words near helotism in the dictionary

  1. helotage
  2. helotiaceous
  3. helotialean
  4. helotid
  5. helotids
  6. helotism
  7. helotisms
  8. helotries
  9. helotry
  10. helots
  11. help

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Adapted from Wiktionary: helotism (page history and authors); helotism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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