humorism
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Etymology
Noun
humorism (uncountable)
- (medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.[1]
- The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
- July 30, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Asgill, the French
- I expected to find the ravings of an enthusiast, or the sullen snarlings of an infidel; whereas I found the very soul of Swift–an intense half self-deceived humorism.
- July 30, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Asgill, the French
References
- ^ 1839, Robley Dunglison, “HUMORISM”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, , 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
- “humorism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.