Definition of Idiotism. Meaning of Idiotism. Synonyms of Idiotism

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Definition of Idiotism

Idiotism
Idiotism Id"i*ot*ism, n. [F. idiotisme, L. idiotismus the way of fashion of a private person, the common or vulgar manner of speaking, Gr. ?, fr. ? to put into or use common language, fr. ?. See Idiot.] 1. An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification, peculiar to a language. Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms, suitable to their native language, unto words newly invented. --M. Hale. 2. Lack of knowledge or mental capacity; idiocy; foolishness. Worse than mere ignorance or idiotism. --Shaftesbury. The running that adventure is the greatist idiotism. --Hammond.

Meaning of Idiotism from wikipedia

- An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person. 'Idiot' was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound...
- The Idiot (pre-reform Russian: Идіотъ; post-reform Russian: Идиот, tr. Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first...
- The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish black comedy-drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance...
- Look up idiot box in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Idiot box is slang for a television. It may refer to: The Idiot Box (TV series), a 1990 sketch comedy...
- idiot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Idiot refers to a mentally deficient person. Idiot may also refer to: Idiot (1992 film), by Mani Kaul Idiot...
- In modern English usage, the informal term idiot-proof or foolproof describes designs that cannot be misused either inherently, or by use of defensive...
- An Idiot Abroad is a British travel do****entary comedy television series broadcast on Sky One, as well as a series of companion books published by Canongate...
- Look up idiot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Idiot is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Idiot may also refer to: The Idiot, a 1914 drama film...
- American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on September 21, 2004, by Reprise Records. As with their previous...
- 3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi and...