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单词 otherworldism
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otherworldismn.

Brit. /ˌʌðəˈwəːldɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌəðərˈwər(ə)lˌdɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: other world n., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < other world n. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier otherworldliness n. and also other-worldness n.
Concentration upon or devotion to spiritual matters or life; otherworldiness, spiritualism; asceticism; (more generally) concern with or interest in the supernatural.
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otherworldism1872
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1872 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 1 354 The observer who studies them in connexion with their environment will disregard other-worldism in explaining them.
1894 Constance Naden's Poet. Wks. Introd. 14 Religious exercises of Prayer, Praise, and Spiritualism (other-worldism) generally.
1932 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 3 476/2 The necessity of harmonizing it with the spirit of otherworldism embodied in the medieval conception of saintliness.
1997 Fortean Times Jan. 45 (caption) Otherworldism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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