Mazdaeism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed in English from Mazdaean +‎ -ism by swapping -an with -ism.

Proper noun

Mazdaeism

  1. (hypercorrect, rare) Misconstruction of Mazdaism

Usage notes

The suffix -aeismus (or -æismus) is a hypercorrect form not attested in Classical Latin, as it would imply a Greek -αϊισμός (-aïismós), which does not exist. Greek formations use -αϊσμός (-aïsmós) instead, Latinized as -aismus: e.g. Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós) (Latin iudaismus), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos) (Latin iudaeus).

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