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shenism

/ˈʃɛnɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shenism
IPA
/ˈʃɛnɪzəm/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Chinese folk religion

Etymology

Coined by British anthropologist Alan J. A. Elliott in 1955 in his book Chinese Spirit-Medium Cults in Singapore, from Chinese 神 (shén, “god, deity, spirit”) + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Chinese folk religion

Questions

How do you pronounce shenism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɛnɪzəm/.
What does shenism mean?
Synonym of Chinese folk religion
Where does shenism come from?
Coined by British anthropologist Alan J. A. Elliott in 1955 in his book Chinese Spirit-Medium Cults in Singapore, from Chinese 神 (shén, “god, deity, spirit”) + -ism.

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