CYPHONISM

Definition: CYPHONISM

CYPHONISM

Noun

1. A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rhyming with "CYPHONISM"

Words rhyming with "CYPHONISM" (pronounced 'Cyph"o*nism'): Agonism, Albinism, Anachronism, Antagonism, Antichronism, Autochthonism, Centonism, Cinchonism, Communism, laconism, Mangonism, Marconism, Metachronism, Monogenism, Nanism, Neonism, Neoplatonism, Parachronism, Philanthropinism, Phrenism, Platonism, Plutonism, Polygenism, Polyphonism, Prochronism, Pyrrhonism, Pythonism, saturnism, Stercoranism, synchronism, Tyronism, Ultramontanism. (additional references)

Anagrams: CYPHONISM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: symphonic.
	Words within the letters "c-h-i-m-n-o-p-s-y"
	-1 letter: chymosin.
	-2 letters: chopins, ciphony, miscopy, nymphos, phonics.
	-3 letters: chimps, chinos, chomps, chopin, coyish, hominy, hypnic, monish, mopish, myopic, myosin, nympho, nymphs, phonic, physic, psycho, scyphi, simony, siphon, syncom, syphon.
	-4 letters: chimp, chino, chins, chips, chomp, chops, cions, coins, comps, hymns, hypos, hyson, icons, mincy, noisy, nymph, ohmic, opsin, osmic, phons, phony, pinch, pions, pisco.
	Words containing the letters "c-h-i-m-n-o-p-s-y"
	+3 letters: chymotrypsin, physiognomic, sycophantism.
	+4 letters: amphictyonies, chymotrypsins, nymphomaniacs, psychodynamic, sycophantisms, symphonically.
	+5 letters: comprehensibly, physiognomical, psychodynamics.
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