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Thomsonianism

Thomsonianism proper noun: a form of alternative medicine that claims the human body is composed of four elements (earth, air, fire, and water) and should be treated with herbs.

Proper noun

Thomsonianism

  1. A form of alternative medicine that claims the human body is composed of four elements (earth, air, fire, and water) and should be treated with herbs.

Origin of Thomsonianism

From Thomsonian + -ism, after its founder Dr. Samuel Thomson (1769-1843).

Questions about Thomsonianism

What does Thomsonianism mean?
Thomsonianism means a form of alternative medicine that claims the human body is composed of four elements (earth, air, fire, and water) and should be treated with herbs.
What part of speech is Thomsonianism?
Thomsonianism is a proper noun.

Words near Thomsonianism in the dictionary

  1. Thomson's gazelle
  2. Thomson's gazelles
  3. Thomson's hypothesis
  4. Thomson's lamp
  5. Thomsonian
  6. Thomsonianism
  7. Thomsonians
  8. thomsonite
  9. thomsonites
  10. Thomure
  11. Thomures

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