"homosexualism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From homosexual + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|homosexual|ism}} homosexual + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} homosexualism (uncountable)
  1. (dated) Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-homosexualism-en-noun-LcGKUkSM 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: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (derogatory) A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality; gayness viewed as an ideology rather than a sexual orientation. Tags: derogatory, uncountable Synonyms: gayism
    Sense id: en-homosexualism-en-noun-z92stbC7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gayness, homosexuality Hyponyms: lesbianism (english: applied only to women) Derived forms: anti-homosexualism Coordinate_terms: heterosexualism, heterosexuality
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