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jumperism

jumperism noun: the religious practices of the jumpers (Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions).

Noun

jumperism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The religious practices of the jumpers (Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions).

Origin of jumperism

From jumper + -ism.

Questions about jumperism

What does jumperism mean?
Jumperism means the religious practices of the jumpers (Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions).
What part of speech is jumperism?
Jumperism is a noun.

Words near jumperism in the dictionary

  1. jumper punches
  2. jumper punching
  3. jumper's knee
  4. jumpered
  5. jumpering
  6. jumperism
  7. jumperless
  8. jumperlike
  9. jumpers
  10. jumpers for goalposts
  11. jumperwalk

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