noun
Meaning 1
Homosexuality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gayism
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noun
Meaning 2
A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, uncountable
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:gayism.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Discrimination against gay people; hostility toward gay people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon, uncountable
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:gayism.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: antigayism, homophobia
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From gay + -ism. The formation of sense 2 is similar to e.g. transgenderism; the formation of sense 3, "discrimination based on gayness", is similar to e.g. sexism being discrimination based on sex or racism being discrimination based on race.