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stercoranism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɜːkəɹənɪzm̩/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɜːkɹənɪzm̩/
  • General-American: /ˈstɝkəɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/
  • General-American: /ˈstɝkɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/

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noun

Meaning 1

The belief or doctrine of stercoranists.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin stercoranista + -ism (“forming the names of schools of thought”), from stercor- (“dung, excrement”) + -anista, from root of stercus (“dung, excrement”) + suffixal construction from -ānus (“of, pertaining to”) + -ista (“one who practices or believe”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: stercoranisme — belief or doctrine of the stercoranists