Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guruism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gu-ruism
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency to look to a particular revered individual as a teacher or mentor.

Uncountable

Etymology

From guru + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: guru

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

guruisms (plural)

Questions

What does guruism mean?: The tendency to look to a particular revered individual as a teacher or mentor.
Where does guruism come from?: From guru + -ism.

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