Humorism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Humorism is a noun meaning (medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors (body fluids) in the production of disease.
Meaning
(medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors (body fluids) in the production of disease.
More Meanings
- The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
Example Sentences
July 30, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Asgill, the French I expected to find the ravings of an enthusiast, or the sullen snarlings of an infidel; whereas I found the very soul of Swift–an intense half self-deceived humorism.
Word Forms
- humourism
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humourism, humoralism, humorist, humorology, fluidism, iatromedicine.
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