"illusionism" meaning in English

See illusionism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-ca-illusionism.ogg Forms: illusionisms [plural]
Etymology: From illusion + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|illusion|ism}} illusion + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} illusionism (countable and uncountable, plural illusionisms)
  1. The performance of magic tricks. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-illusionism-en-noun-eELrpID8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 34 1 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 43 33 3 21
  2. The theory of dealing with illusions. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-illusionism-en-noun-2vdKlVC5
  3. The doctrine that the material world is an illusion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-illusionism-en-noun-lIb3aK79
  4. The use of illusionary effects in sculpture and art. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-illusionism-en-noun-tZzWt2fN

Inflected forms

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