Definition of vampirism in English:
vampirism
noun ˈvampʌɪərɪz(ə)mˈvæmpaɪ(ə)ˌrɪzəm
mass nounThe action or practices of a vampire.
Example sentencesExamples
- With the help of her creepy assistant, she destroys the body, intending to escape her own curse of vampirism.
- The drinking of blood could be a reference to vampirism, where the drinker lives forever as a living dead at the cost of having to consume the blood of the living.
- There aren't many scenes of vampirism in the film, and when there are, they are neither gory nor scary.
- Could it be a manifestation of an ancient family curse involving vampirism, or is something more earthly - yet equally sinister - at play?
- Few great vampire films are really about vampirism when all is said and done.
Definition of vampirism in US English:
vampirism
nounˈvampī(ə)ˌrizəmˈvæmpaɪ(ə)ˌrɪzəm
The action or practices of a vampire.
Example sentencesExamples
- Could it be a manifestation of an ancient family curse involving vampirism, or is something more earthly - yet equally sinister - at play?
- With the help of her creepy assistant, she destroys the body, intending to escape her own curse of vampirism.
- There aren't many scenes of vampirism in the film, and when there are, they are neither gory nor scary.
- Few great vampire films are really about vampirism when all is said and done.
- The drinking of blood could be a reference to vampirism, where the drinker lives forever as a living dead at the cost of having to consume the blood of the living.