theaism

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English

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, translingual Thea (tea) +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθiː.ə.ɪz.əm/

Noun

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theaism (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) theism (morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea)
    • 1895, James Wood, “A remarkable case of theaism”, in The Medical News[1], volume 67, number 3, Philadelphia: Lea Brothers, →OCLC, page 66:

References

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  • "theaism", in George M. Gould, R J E Scott, The practitioner's medical dictionary, 3rd ed., rev. and enl., Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son, 1919, p. 883. →OCLC.
  • "tea", in W. A. Newman Dorland, Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary, 32nd ed., Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2012, p. 11874. →ISBN.
  • "theaism", in W. A. Newman Dorland, Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary, 32nd ed., Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2012, p. 1908. →ISBN.

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