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/ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)m/ · noun
(historical) A form of ostracism among the ancient Syracusans by which they temporarily banished a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition..
Witnesse the Ostracisme amongst the Athenians, and the Petalisme among the Siracusans.
They've identified a reference to the ancient Syracusian practice of banishment known as petalism, and what may or may not be a reference to efilism, a branch of the antinatalist philosophical position advanced by Schopenhauer, but what any of that has to do with the lyrics' subsequent allusions to Moby-Dick seems pretty open to question.
Use petalism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Petalism means (historical) A form of ostracism among the ancient Syracusans by which they temporarily banished a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition..
Common synonyms include discommendation, ostracization, shunning, avoidance.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Witnesse the Ostracisme amongst the Athenians, and the Petalisme among the Siracusans.
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