Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Vam"pir*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vampirisme.] 1. Belief in the existence of vampires. 2. The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking. 3. Fig.: The practice of extortion. --Carlyle.
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| Definition: | \Vam"pir*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vampirisme.] 1. Belief in the existence of vampires. 2. The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking. 3. Fig.: The practice of extortion. --Carlyle. | ||
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