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PRONUNCIATION OF HOBGOBLINISM

hobgoblinism  [hɒbˈɡɒblɪnˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOBGOBLINISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hobgoblinism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOBGOBLINISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hobgoblinism in the English dictionary

The definition of hobgoblinism in the dictionary is a belief in hobgoblins.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOBGOBLINISM


Arminianism
ɑːˈmɪnɪənˌɪzəm
charlatanism
ˈʃɑːlətənˌɪzəm
futilitarianism
fjuːˌtɪlɪˈteərɪənˌɪzəm
heroinism
ˈhɛrəʊɪnˌɪzəm
hoydenism
ˈhɔɪdənˌɪzəm
Jacobinism
ˈdʒækəbɪnˌɪzəm
Keynesianism
ˈkeɪnzɪənˌɪzəm
larrikinism
ˈlærɪkɪnˌɪzəm
libertinism
ˈlɪbətɪnˌɪzəm
lionism
ˈlaɪənˌɪzəm
mandarinism
ˈmændərɪnˌɪzəm
Moravianism
məˈreɪvɪənˌɪzəm
Neo-Darwinism
ˌniːəʊˈdɑːwɪnˌɪzəm
paeanism
ˈpiːənˌɪzəm
plebeianism
pləˈbiːənˌɪzəm
polydaemonism
ˌpɒlɪˈdaɪmənˌɪzəm
sectarianism
sɛkˈtɛərɪənˌɪzəm
tectonism
ˈtɛktənˌɪzəm
Victorianism
vɪkˈtɔːrɪənˌɪzəm
Zoroastrianism
ˌzɒrəʊˈæstrɪənˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOBGOBLINISM

hobby
hobby farmer
hobbyhorse
hobbyism
hobbyist
hobbyless
hobday
hobdayed
hobgoblin
hobgoblinry
hoblike
hobnail
hobnail boot
hobnailed
hobnailed boot
hobnob
hobnobbed
hobnobber
hobnobbing

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOBGOBLINISM

albinism
alpinism
antifeminism
Calvinism
chauvinism
cretinism
Darwinism
determinism
ecofeminism
feminism
hyperinsulinism
indeterminism
Jainism
Leninism
male chauvinism
Marxism-Leninism
mechanism
Philistinism
routinism
Stalinism
terminism

Synonyms and antonyms of hobgoblinism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hobgoblinism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOBGOBLINISM

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The translations of hobgoblinism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hobgoblinism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hobgoblinism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hobgoblinism
570 millions of speakers

English

hobgoblinism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hobgoblinism
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

hobgoblinism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hobgoblinism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hobgoblinism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hobgoblinism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hobgoblinism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hobgoblinisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hobgoblinism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hobgoblinism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hobgoblinism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hobgoblinism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hobgoblinism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hobgoblinism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉबगोबलिनिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hobgoblinism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hobgoblinism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hobgoblinism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hobgoblinism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hobgoblinism
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hobgoblinism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hobgoblinism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hobgoblinism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hobgoblinism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hobgoblinism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOBGOBLINISM»

The term «hobgoblinism» is barely ever used and occupies the 209.727 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hobgoblinism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOBGOBLINISM»

Discover the use of hobgoblinism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hobgoblinism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transatlantic Modernism: Moral Dilemmas in Modernist Fiction
The mixture of realism, experimentation and 'new classicism' in Gide's mature work stimulated Guerard to call him 'a cautious radical and a daring conservative' , whereas Mann lionised Gide's 'hobgoblinism' and 'intellectual restlessness' as ...
Martin Halliwell, 2006
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The Silver Acre, and Other Tales
... and I began (God pardon me) to swagger upon the subject, and to show them that no man of profound larning, as I was, could with a good grace allow himself to become a believer in such legendary hobgoblinism. They shook their heads, ...
William Carleton, 1862
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The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic ...
Instead of transmitting traditional stories, and revelling in the superstitious annals of hobgoblinism, the horticultural tracts might be made the vehicles for conveying intellectual aliment suited to the rustic capacity. In whatever circumstances ...
‎1842
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Blackwood's Magazine
By George Spence, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn. A Nostrum for Theatrical lnsipidity, ' or the Legitimate Drama versus Horror and Hobgoblinism. A Satiric Poem. By Thomas Herbert. ls. 6d. An Encyclopmdia or Dictionary of Music, in which every ...
‎1826
5
The Universal Songster, Or Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most ...
OH such an age, so prolific in hobgoblinism, Such a rage for horribles was never seen, Der Freischutz each audience suits, (it never " raising any schism ,) Jager hunting shooters in their coats so green. Incantations, invocations, every kind of ...
‎1829
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
By George Spence, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn. A Nostrum for Theatrical Insipidity, or the Legitimate Drama versus Horror and Hobgoblinism. A Satiric Poem. By Thomas Herbert. ls. 6d. An Encyclopedia or Dictionary of Music, in which every technical ...
‎1826
7
The Life and Literary Remains of Charles Reece Pemberton: ...
... nor a grain of comprehension or thought beyond the use of the ship's ropes : and their contorted impression of facts — that was not a vapour oozing from the dullest ponds of hobgoblinism, for these muddy superstitions had nothing fanciful to ...
W. J Fox., 1843
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Catalogus Librorum Impressorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae in ...
... for theatrical insipidity, or the legitimate drama versus horror and hobgoblinism ; a. satiric poem, with explanatory notes. 8°. Lond. (1826.) HERBERT, (W.) Quadripartit devotion for every day, Week, month, yeare. 8°. Lond. 1648. HERBERT ...
Bodleian Library, Alfred Hackman, Henry Cary, 1843
9
Select Reviews of Literature, and Spirit of Foreign Magazines
It was written to the antiquary Grose; and besides the tradition upon which “ Tam o' Shanter” is founded, COl'ltuli'1S two others which may amuse the curious in hobgoblinism. It is but justice to add, that it appeared in print some years ago, and ...
‎1809
10
Macphail's Edinburgh ecclesiastical journal and literary review
Hobgoblinism is alone the offspring of either ignorance, credulity, or fear, with neither of which we charge the author, and believe that in this matter, he lias simply com- mited a mistake — arising, we think, from not minutely enough analyzing ...
‎1851

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOBGOBLINISM»

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Barbara Boxer: incompetent, divisive, failed senator
... there for a couple of election cycles — hopefully to knock off some of her fellow senators who don't believe in "climate change" hobgoblinism. «RenewAmerica, Oct 10»

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