mimetism

[ mim-i-tiz-uhm, mahy-muh- ]

noun

1. mimicry ( defs 1, 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of mimetism¹

First recorded in 1880–85; mimet(ic) + -ism

Example Sentences

I don't say, indeed, that my curate would indulge in this affectation, for he is rather disposed to take the old, unlearned modes of saving souls and going with them to Heaven, than the new, brilliant mimetism of a world that knows not God.

From Project Gutenberg

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