"hetaerism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hetairism [alternative], hetarism [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἑταῖρος||companion}} Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”), {{suffix|en||-ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hetaerism (uncountable)
  1. A theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of marriage in any form, and where women were the common property of their tribe, and the children never knew their fathers. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (theoretical early state of society): primitive promiscuity
    Sense id: en-hetaerism-en-noun-KNgw-pKj Disambiguation of 'theoretical early state of society': 97 3
  2. An Ancient Greek custom according to which a man's wife was forbidden to accompany him to many public events, including the banquets or symposia which made up a large part of Greek social life, and where men sought out the company of courtesans or hetaerae instead. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hetaerism-en-noun-AlH-Tt2y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ancient Greece, Prostitution Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 0 100 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hetaerist

Alternative forms

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