"Aeolism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Aeolisms [plural]
Etymology: From Aeolic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Aeolic|-ism}} Aeolic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Aeolism (countable and uncountable, plural Aeolisms)
  1. (uncountable) The use of the Aeolic language or its syntactic structures. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Aeolism-en-noun-yWYBKNfe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 20 15 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 27 26 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 27 25 18 1
  2. (countable) A usage of Aeolic within a work in another language. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Aeolism-en-noun-jBcNUmcO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 20 15 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 27 26 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 27 25 18 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aeolism
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Aeolisms [plural]
Etymology: From Aeolus, the Greek god of wind. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Aeolism (countable and uncountable, plural Aeolisms)
  1. (uncountable) A fictional religion in the works of Jonathan Swift that worships the wind in general, and rhetorical form over substance in particular. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Aeolism-en-noun-N-BRFFfS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 20 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 27 26 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 27 25 18 1
  2. (uncountable, by extension) A tendency toward rhetorical embellishments. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Aeolism-en-noun-4KzXQd1t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 20 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 27 26 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 27 25 18 1
  3. (countable) A reference to or instance of wind; windiness. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Aeolism-en-noun-7MRhtXv~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aeolism
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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