idiotism
1
[
id
-ee-
uh
-tiz-
uh
m]
/ˈɪd i əˌtɪz əm/
noun
1.
idiotic conduct or action.
2.
idiocy
.
Origin
1585-95;
idiot
+
-ism
idiotism
2
[
id
-ee-
uh
-tiz-
uh
m]
/ˈɪd i əˌtɪz əm/
noun
,
Obsolete
1.
an idiom.
Origin
1580-90;
<
Latin
idiōtismus
<
Greek
idiōtismós
a vulgar phrase, peculiar way of speaking
British Dictionary definitions for
idiotism
idiotism
/
ˈɪdɪəˌtɪzəm
/
noun
1.
an archaic word for
idiocy
2.
an obsolete word for
idiom