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stercoranism

Syllables: ster·co·ran·i·smUK/ˈstɜːkəɹənɪzm̩/US/ˈstɝkəɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/

stercoranism noun: the belief or doctrine of stercoranists.

Noun

stercoranism (uncountable)

  1. The belief or doctrine of stercoranists.
    • Great conteſts have ariſen in the church of Rome, vvhether the ſacramental bread and vvine vvere ſo far digeſted, as that ſome part of them, like other food, vvas turned into excrements: thoſe vvho held the affirmative, vvent by the name of Stercorarians or Stercoraniſtæ. Cardinal Humbert, in his...1758, “Essay III”, in Considerations upon War, upon Cruelty in General, and Religious Cruelty in Particular. […], London: […] T[homas] Osborne, […], →OCLC, section VI, footnote h, page 147

Origin of stercoranism

From Medieval Latin stercoranista + -ism (“forming the names of schools of thought”), from stercor- (“dung, excrement”) + -anista, from root of stercus (“dung, excrement”) + suffixal construction from -ānus (“of, pertaining to”) + -ista (“one who practices or believe”).

Questions about stercoranism

What does stercoranism mean?
Stercoranism means the belief or doctrine of stercoranists.
What part of speech is stercoranism?
Stercoranism is a noun.
How do you pronounce stercoranism?
Stercoranism is pronounced /ˈstɜːkəɹənɪzm̩/ (UK).

Words near stercoranism in the dictionary

  1. stercophagous
  2. stercoraceous
  3. stercoral
  4. stercoral pocket
  5. stercoral pockets
  6. stercoranism
  7. stercoranist
  8. stercoranists
  9. stercorarian
  10. stercorarians
  11. stercorarid

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