manualism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A philosophy of education for the deaf, emphasizing visual sign language using the hands.
  2. The art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands.
  3. The practice of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.

Word forms

manualism

Etymology

From manual + -ism.

Related words

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