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单词 minionism
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minionismn.

Brit. /ˈmɪnjənɪz(ə)m/, /ˈmɪnɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmɪnjəˌnɪz(ə)m/
Forms: 1600s minionisme, 1800s– minionism.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minion n.1, -ism suffix.
Etymology: < minion n.1 + -ism suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mi·nyəniz'm) /ˈmɪnjənɪz(ə)m/.
rare.
1. The quality or state of being a minion; an instance of this.
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1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Mignardaggine Minionisme, wantonnesse.
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Mignardigie Mignardises, minionismes.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mignonneté, minionisme, quaintnesse, trimnesse, delicacie, sprucenesse, featnesse, finesse.
1994 Orlando Sentinel (Nexis) 26 Aug. 2 Her daddy certainly had a lot of hangers-on. He might still be alive if he hadn't had minions. If minionism catches on even more..someone will turn it into a verb.
2. Partiality towards a minion or favourite; fondness for retaining minions. Obsolete.
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a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 198 Yet how many points..must be brought together before we can fairly solve the intensity of James's minionism, his kingly egotism [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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