Shakespeareanism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Shakespearean +‎ -ism.

Noun

Shakespeareanism (countable and uncountable, plural Shakespeareanisms)

  1. (uncountable, paleologism) The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
    I thee tell, Woman: our Son is become lost to Shakespeareanism and Latin, all but unwilling to be a Typesetter as his Father.
  2. (countable) A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.
    It is said that the English language has over 1,700 Shakespereanisms.
  3. (uncountable) Shakespeare's works collectively.
    A small number of persons has ever perused Shakespeareanism in its entirety.
    Dr. Hallsworth is a scholar of literature, with an expertise on the Shakespeareanism.
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