"beardism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From beard + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beard|ism}} beard + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beardism (uncountable)
  1. (rare) Prejudice against bearded people. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Beards
    Sense id: en-beardism-en-noun-sVUZWUcL Disambiguation of Beards: 67 8 25 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: 47 23 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 52 22 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 13 13
  2. (rare, dated, nonce word) The period during which one has a beard. Tags: dated, nonce-word, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-beardism-en-noun-Z2xCNacT
  3. (rare, dated, nonce word) Support for beards; a favourable opinion of beards. Tags: dated, nonce-word, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-beardism-en-noun-xVukcZdf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: beardist, pogonophobia, pogonophilia
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