fooldomn.
/ˈfuːldəm/, U.S. /ˈfuldəm/ The state or condition of being a fool; foolishness; (also, esp. in early use) foolish people collectively; the world or realm of fools.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively
redelessa1300
foolish1526
coxcombry1600
Feast of Fools1601
fooliaminy1608
ship of fools1609
noodledom1810
fooldom1843
boobery1920
booboisie1921
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > quality or state
folly?c1225
foolishness1488
peevishness1523
apishness1533
foolage1578
silliness1602
goosishness1864
fooldom1867
noodleness1931
1843 Spectator 17 June 567/2 The real value of racing is to throw some light on the statistics of British fooldom; a most important and extensive section of the people.
1867 L. Spencer Cabinet Secret III. xi. 216 It was among the many sins of his days passed in fooldom, of which he often felt ashamed.
1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. vi. 191 A sort of triumphant shriek..has gone up from the Fooldom of Europe.
1916 W. W. Moore My Doctor 26 My Doctor permanently placed that man in the superlative degree of fooldom. Positive degree, fool, comparative degree common fool, superlative degree — fool.
2001 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 30 Sept. Hundreds of embarrassed citizens realizing that they had been stampeded into fooldom by unfounded rumors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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