VAMPIRISM

vampirism

Noun

  1. the state of being a vampire, or the practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.
  2. extortion
    Treason, delusion, vampirism, scoundrelism, from Dan to Beersheba! — Thomas Carlyle.


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