English Explanatory Dictionary

stercoranism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief or doctrine of stercoranists.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɜːkəɹənɪzm̩/ /ˈstɜːkɹənɪzm̩/ /ˈstɝkəɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/ /ˈstɝkɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/

Word forms

stercoranism

Etymology

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 believes”).

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