Definition of Babelism

1. a state of confusion [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Babelism

babby
babe in arms
babe in the wood
babe in the woods
babe magnet
babefphite
babehood
babehoods
babeldom
babeldoms
babelicious
babelike
babelish
babelism (current term)
babelisms
babelize
babelized
babelizes
babelizing
babels
babery
babes
babes in arms
babesia
babesia bovis
babesias
babesiasis
babesioses

Literary usage of Babelism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"1909, 144) has originated the theory of pan-babelism according to which Biblical religion is conceived as a conscious and express reaction against the ..."

2. A Debate Between Rev. A. Campbell and Rev. N. L. Rice, on the Action by Alexander Campbell, Nathan Lewis Rice, Marcus Tullius Cicero Gould (1844)
"In the midst of this babelism there is one fact, which it behooves me to state. I scarcely know how, indeed, to introduce it in this place; ..."

3. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1901)
"Contents: Tribute to King Alcohol ; The continual burnt offering; Expensive amusements ; The American weakness : The penalty of ignorance; babelism; ..."

4. Buckeye Abroad, Or, Wanderings in Europe and in the Orient by Samuel Sullivan Cox (1859)
"... and at times the perfect babelism of the House, is as comical as it is novel to an American. ..."

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