Vampirism
noun
The condition or act of surviving by drinking other creatures' blood.
He studied the myths of vampirism in different cultures.
Often appears as...
- study of vampirism
- myths of vampirism
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Academic
noun
A myth or folklore about blood-sucking creatures, often referred to as vampires.
She enjoyed reading stories of vampirism and horror.
Often appears as...
- stories of vampirism
- legends of vampirism
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Literary
noun
The desire or obsession to drink blood, often linked to certain psychological conditions.
In rare cases, vampirism can be a symptom of certain psychological disorders.
Often appears as...
- clinical vampirism
- symptoms of vampirism
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Medical
noun
The act of exploiting or taking advantage of others, akin to the mythical vampire who drains the life of its victims.
Her selfishness and constant need for attention was a form of emotional vampirism.
Often appears as...
- emotional vampirism
- financial vampirism
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The condition or act of surviving by drinking other creatures' blood.
He studied the myths of vampirism in different cultures.
Often appears as...
- study of vampirism
- myths of vampirism
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A myth or folklore about blood-sucking creatures, often referred to as vampires.
She enjoyed reading stories of vampirism and horror.
Often appears as...
- stories of vampirism
- legends of vampirism
Usage tips
Literary
noun
The desire or obsession to drink blood, often linked to certain psychological conditions.
In rare cases, vampirism can be a symptom of certain psychological disorders.
Often appears as...
- clinical vampirism
- symptoms of vampirism
Usage tips
Medical
noun
The act of exploiting or taking advantage of others, akin to the mythical vampire who drains the life of its victims.
Her selfishness and constant need for attention was a form of emotional vampirism.
Often appears as...
- emotional vampirism
- financial vampirism
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Horror Themes
Used to describe actions or conditions resembling those of horror stories featuring vampires.
He believed the serial killer's actions bordered on vampirism.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal
Often metaphoric; doesn’t always mean drinking actual blood.
The CEO's vampirism on his employees' ideas was notorious.
Pro Tip 1/2Horror Themes
Used to describe actions or conditions resembling those of horror stories featuring vampires.
He believed the serial killer's actions bordered on vampirism.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal
Often metaphoric; doesn’t always mean drinking actual blood.
The CEO's vampirism on his employees' ideas was notorious.
Pro Tip 1/2Horror Themes
Used to describe actions or conditions resembling those of horror stories featuring vampires.
He believed the serial killer's actions bordered on vampirism.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal
Often metaphoric; doesn’t always mean drinking actual blood.
The CEO's vampirism on his employees' ideas was notorious.
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What makes tuberculosis...
those with weaker immune systems. TB’s outward symptoms even helped fuel the popular myth of vampirism. In spite of– or perhaps because of these less than scientific concerns, this period also marked the first strides toward curing TB.
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What makes tuberculosis...
those with weaker immune systems. TB’s outward symptoms even helped fuel the popular myth of vampirism. In spite of– or perhaps because of these less than scientific concerns, this period also marked the first strides toward curing TB.
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Adam Rex
American Artist
Vampirism is like celebrity now. Vampires are these eternally young, thin, sexy apparitions of perpetual nightlife and absolutely nothing like their folkloric European boogeyman predecessors. We don't even make our vampires sleep in coffins anymore, or the ground.
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Stephenie Meyer
American Author
Vampirism, for me, was a way to live in fantasy and have superpowers, but not just in a really perfect, happy, everything is great way. It's superpowers with a cost. It's having to be the villain, and what do you do about that.
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Alan Arkin
American Actor
I don't live in L.A. on purpose because I don't wanna be immersed in that. I have to have a real life, with real people, in order to inform what I'm doing; otherwise, it just becomes the snake eating its own tail. Vampirism.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like it has always been; and then there's the super vampires, which are a new breed we've created.
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Sherrilyn Kenyon
American Writer
Death is the one predator we can't escape. But vampires have found the loophole so many of us crave. I think that's the allure of vampirism.
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Alexandra Cassavetes
American Actress
The vampire movies I embraced as a kid used vampirism as a metaphor that expressed deep sadness and a lot of human qualities.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
Originals' is a show that is not about struggling as a vampire but reveling in it. It's about embracing vampirism.
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Park Chan-wook
South Korean Director
When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism.
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Adam Rex
American Artist
Vampirism is like celebrity now. Vampires are these eternally young, thin, sexy apparitions of perpetual nightlife and absolutely nothing like their folkloric European boogeyman predecessors. We don't even make our vampires sleep in coffins anymore, or the ground.
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Stephenie Meyer
American Author
Vampirism, for me, was a way to live in fantasy and have superpowers, but not just in a really perfect, happy, everything is great way. It's superpowers with a cost. It's having to be the villain, and what do you do about that.
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Alan Arkin
American Actor
I don't live in L.A. on purpose because I don't wanna be immersed in that. I have to have a real life, with real people, in order to inform what I'm doing; otherwise, it just becomes the snake eating its own tail. Vampirism.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like it has always been; and then there's the super vampires, which are a new breed we've created.
Quote examples
Sherrilyn Kenyon
American Writer
Death is the one predator we can't escape. But vampires have found the loophole so many of us crave. I think that's the allure of vampirism.
Quote examples
Alexandra Cassavetes
American Actress
The vampire movies I embraced as a kid used vampirism as a metaphor that expressed deep sadness and a lot of human qualities.
Quote examples
Julie Plec
American Producer
Originals' is a show that is not about struggling as a vampire but reveling in it. It's about embracing vampirism.
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Park Chan-wook
South Korean Director
When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism.
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