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teratism

[ ter-uh-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. love or worship of the monstrous.
  2. Biology. a monstrosity.

teratism

/ ˈɛəˌɪə /

noun

  1. a malformed animal or human, esp in the fetal stage; monster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of teratism1

First recorded in 1900–05; terat- + -ism
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Pity it did not come through the church, which carries the stigma of spawning the macabre teratism we call penitentiaries.

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