"rapism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From rape + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rape|ism}} rape + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rapism (uncountable)
  1. A paraphilia in which a person is aroused by rape, i.e. forcing somebody into sexual acts against their will. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-rapism-en-noun-duMGNT2b 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: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. A set of cultural values that make rape morally acceptable. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (set of cultural values): rape culture
    Sense id: en-rapism-en-noun-NmiJ3tPR Disambiguation of 'set of cultural values': 4 96
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          "ref": "1993, Marilyn Pearsall, Women and Values: Readings in Recent Feminist Philosophy:",
          "text": "The ethos of Judeo-Christian culture is dominated by The Most Unholy Trinity: Rape, Genocide, and War. It is rapism which spawns racism. It is gynocide which spawns genocide, for sexism (rapism) is fundamental socialization to objectify \"the other\".",
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          "text": "As boundary violators, all participate in the mythic paradigm of Rapism.",
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          "text": "... in which abominations are normalized, ritualized, repeated, legitimized, sacralized. The state of atrocity is characterized by rapism, the fundamental ideology and practice of patriarchy.",
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          "ref": "2014 Fall, Lisa Samuels, “Rapacity Culture and the Body”, in Chicago Review, volume 59, numbers 1-2:",
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