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Leggism

Leggism noun: christian missionary work in China that accommodates Chinese beliefs.

Noun

Leggism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) Christian missionary work in China that accommodates Chinese beliefs.

Origin of Leggism

From Legge + -ism, after James Legge (1815–1897), Scottish sinologist and missionary.

Questions about Leggism

What does Leggism mean?
Leggism means christian missionary work in China that accommodates Chinese beliefs.
What part of speech is Leggism?
Leggism is a noun.

Words near Leggism in the dictionary

  1. leggings
  2. leggins
  3. Leggio
  4. Leggios
  5. leggish
  6. Leggism
  7. leggo
  8. leggos
  9. Leggott
  10. Leggour
  11. leggy

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