gladiatorismn.
/ˈɡladɪeɪtərɪz(ə)m/ The practice of fighting after the fashion of gladiators. Also figurative.
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fence-play1579
gladiature1654
gladiatorship1830
gladiatorism1860
1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Ch. Observer).
1862 Milman in Gibbon's Decl. & F. Mem. 92 (note) Two Christian prelates engaged in this fierce intellectual gladiatorism.
1884 R. F. Burton Bk. of Sword 283 Gladiatorism lasted in England after a fashion till the days of Addison.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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