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单词 helotism
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helotism

[ hel-uh-tiz-uhm, hee-luh- ]
/ ˈhɛl əˌtɪz əm, ˈhi lə- /

noun

the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
Ecology. the subordinate organisms in an unequal symbiotic relationship.

Origin of helotism

First recorded in 1815–25; Helot + -ism

Words nearby helotism

heloma, heloma durum, heloma molle, helophyte, Helot, helotism, helotomy, helotry, help, helper, helper cell
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Example sentences from the Web for helotism

  • Such of the Messenians as had not abandoned their country were reduced to Helotism.

    Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • No sign of the times more plainly discovered the helotism to which the Restoration had condemned the young manhood of the epoch.

    A Distinguished Provincial at Paris|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for helotism

helotism
/ (ˈhɛləˌtɪzəm, ˈhiː-) /

noun

the condition or quality of being a Helot
a sociopolitical system in which a class, minority, nation, etc, is held in a state of subjection
zoology another name for dulosis
Also called (for senses 1, 2): helotage
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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