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Tarantism

Definition: Tarantism

Tarantism

Noun

1. A nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the S European tarantula or wolf spider.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Tarantism \Tar"ant*ism\, noun. [Italian tarantismo: compare to the French expression tarentisme. See Tarantula.]. (Websters 1913)

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Crosswords: Tarantism

English words defined with "tarantism": European wolf spiderLycosa tarentulatarantula, Tarantulated, Tarentism. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Tarantism

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tarantism is, allegedly, a deadly condition resulting from the bite of a Wolf spider called the Tarantula (Lycosa tarantula). The condition was prevalent in southern Italy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. There are strong suggestions that there was no organic cause for the heightened excitability and restlessness that gripped victims of this disease. The stated belief of the time was that victims needed to engage in frenzied dancing to prevent death from tarantism. Supposedly a particular kind of dance, called the Tarantella, evolved from this therapy. Many people have suggested that the whole business was a deceit to evade religious proscriptions against dancing.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tarantism."

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Commercial Usage: Tarantism

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Music

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Modern Translations: Tarantism

Language Translations for "tarantism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

arantismtay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Tarantism

Derivations

Words beginning with "tarantism": tarantisms. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Tarantism"

Words rhyming with "tarantism" (pronounced 'Tar"ant*ism'): Abolitionism, Absenteeism, Absinthism, Absolutism, Academicism, Academism, Accidentalism, Achromatism, Acosmism, Acrobatism, Acrotism, Actinism, Adiaphorism, AEstheticism, Africanism, Agnosticism, Agonism, Agrarianism, Agriculturism, Albinism, Albinoism, Alcoholism, Alienism, Allodialism, Allomerism, Allomorphism, Allotheism, Alphabetism, Altruism, Amateurism, Americanism, Amorphism, Anabaptism, Anachorism, Anachronism, Anacrotism, Anagrammatism, Analogism, Anamorphism, Anarchism, Anathematism, Anatocism, Anatomism, Anchoretism, Andabatism, Aneurism, Anglicanism, Anglicism, Anglo-Catholicism, Anglo-Saxonism, Anilinism, Animalism, Animism, Anomalism, Antagonism, Antarchism, Anthorism, Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphitism, Anthropophuism, Antichronism, Anticivism, Anti-imperialism, Antinomianism, Antiquarianism, Anti-Semitism, Antitheism, Apheliotropism, Aphetism, Aphorism, Aplanatism, Apogeotropism, Apophlegmatism, Apriorism, Arabism, Aramaism, Archaism, Arianism, Aristocratism, Aristotelianism, Arminianism, Arsenicism, Asceticism, Asiaticism, Associationism, Astaticism, Asteism, Asterism, astigmatism, Asystolism, Atavism, Atheism, Athleticism, Athletism, Atomicism, Atomism, Atropism, Atticism, Attorneyism, Authorism, Autochthonism, Autoecism, Autohypnotism, Automatism, Automobilism, Automorphism, Autotheism, Autotropism, Averroism, Baalism, Babyism, Bacchanalianism, Bachelorism, Bahaism, Bantingism, BAPTISM, Barbarism, Bardism, Bastardism, Bathmism, Baunscheidtism, Beggarism, Benthamism, Biblicism, Bibliophilism, Bibliopolism, Bicyclism, Bilingualism, Biliteralism, Bimastism, Bimetallism, Biomagnetism, Biprism, Bitheism, Blackguardism, Bletonism, Blockheadism, Bluestockingism, Bohemianism, Bonapartism, Boodhism, Bossism, Boswellism, Boulangism, Bourbonism, Boycottism, Boyism, Braggardism, Brahmoism, Branchiomerism, Brigandism, Briticism, Bromism, Bromoiodism, Brutalism, Brutism, Buddhism, Buffoonism, Burkism, Cabalism, Caesarism, Cahenslyism, Calvinism, Cannibalism, Carbonarism, Carnalism, Cartesianism, Casualism, Catadicrotism, Catasterism, Catastrophism, Catechism, Catholicism, Cauterism, Cavalierism, Celticism, Cenobitism, Centonism, Centralism, Cephalism, Cerebralism, Ceremonialism, Cesarism, Chaldaism, Characterism, Charism, Charlatanism, Chartism, Chattelism, Chauvinism, Chemism, Chloralism, Chrism, Christianism, Chromatism, Chromism, Churchism, Ciceronianism, Cicisbeism, Cinchonism, Citicism, Civicism, Civism, Classicalism, Classicism, Clericalism, Cliquism, Cocainism, Cockneyism, Collectivism, Colloquialism, Colonialism, Commatism, Commensalism, Commercialism, Communalism, Communism, Compatriotism, Comtism, Conceptualism, Concettism, Confessionalism, Confucianism, Congregationalism, Congruism, Conservatism, Constitutionalism, Consubstantialism, Contrabandism, Conventionalism, Conversationism, Convictism, Corporealism, Cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitism, Cosmotheism, creationism, Creticism, Cretinism, Cretism, Criticism, Cubism, Cullyism, Curialism, Cynicism, Cyphonism, Daltonism, Dandyism, Darwinianism, Darwinism, Dashism, Deaf-mutism, Decimalism, Deism, Demagogism, Democratism, Demoniacism, Demonianism, Demonism, Denominationalism, Dentalism, Despotism, Determinism, Devilism, Diabolism, Diageotropism, Diaheliotropism, Dialogism, Diamagnetism, Diathermanism, Dichroism, Dichromatism, Dicrotism, Didacticism, Diglottism, Dilettanteism, Dilettantism, Dimorphism, Dioecism, Diorism, Diplomatism, Dissenterism, Ditheism, Docetism, Doctrinarianism, Dogmatism, Donatism, Donnism, Doricism, Dorism, Doughfaceism, Dowagerism, Druidism, Dualism, Dynamism, Dynamitism, Ebionitism, Ecclesiasticism, Eclecticism, Ectorganism, Egoism, Egomism, Egotheism, Egotism, Eleaticism, Electicism, Electro-magnetism, Electro-vitalism, Elementalism, Embolism, Emotionalism, Empiricism, Encyclopedism, Englishism, Entorganism, Epicureanism, Epicurism, Epilogism, Epipolism, Episcopalianism, Episyllogism, Equestrianism, Erastianism, Eremitism, Erethism, Eroticism, Erythrism, Erythrochroism, Esotericism, Essenism, Etacism, Etherealism, Ethnicism, Euhemerism, Eunuchism, Euphemism, Euphonism, Euphuism, Eutychianism, Evangelicalism, Evangelicism, Evangelism, Evolutionism, Exclusionism, Exclusivism, Exorcism, Exoticism, Experientialism, Externalism, Falsism, Familism, Fanaticism, Fanatism, Fantasticism, Fatalism, Favoritism, Federalism, Fenianism, feudalism, Filibusterism, Fissiparism, Flunlyism, Fogyism, Foreignism, formalism, Fossilism, Fourierism, Frenchism, Frivolism, futurism, Galenism, Gallicanism, Gallicism, Galvanotropism, Gamomorphism, Gargarism, Genevanism, Gentilism, Geomalism, Geophagism, Geotropism, Germanism, Geusdism, Gipsyism, Gladiatorism, Gnosticism, Gongorism, Gonochorism, Gormandism, Gothicism, Grammarianism, Grammaticism, Grangerism, Grecism, Grundyism, Gutturalism, Gynandromorphism, Gypsyism, heathenism, Hebraism. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Tarantism

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-i-m-n-r-s-t-t"

-1 letter: martians, tamarins, transmit.

-2 letters: amritas, antiars, artisan, attains, mantras, marinas, martian, martins, mattins, rattans, stamina, tamarin, tamaris, tantras, tartans, tatamis, transit, tsarina.

-3 letters: airman, amrita, animas, antiar, arista, artist, atmans, attain, attars, inarms, instar, manats, manias, mantas, mantis, mantra, marina, martin, matins, mattin, nairas, ratans, rattan, riatas, santir, strain, strait, strata, strati, taints, tamari, tanist, tantra, tarsia, tartan, tatami, tatars, tiaras, titans, titman, trains, traits.

-4 letters: airns, airts, amain, amias, amins, amirs, amnia, anima, antas, antis, antra, arias, astir, atman, atmas, atria, attar, inarm, maars, mains, mairs, maist, manas, manat, mania, manta, maria, marts, matin, matts, minas, mints, mitts, naira, naris, raias, rains, ranis, rants, ratan, riant, riata, saint, saran, sarin, satin, simar, sitar, smart, stain, stair, start, stint, stria, tains, taint, tamis, tarns, tarsi, tarts, tatar, tiara, tints, titan, train, trait, trams, trans, trims.

-5 letters: aims, ains, airn, airs, airt, aits, amas, amia, amin, amir, amis, anas, anis, ansa, anta, anti, ants, aria, arms, arts, atma, maar, main, mair, mana, mans, mars, mart, mast, mats, matt, mina, mint, mirs, mist, mitt, nims, nits, raia, rain, rami, rams, rani, rant, rats, rias, rims, rins, sain, sari, sati, sima, smit, snit, star, stat, stir, tain, tams, tans, tarn, tars, tart, tats, tins, tint, tits, tram, trim, tsar.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-i-m-n-r-s-t-t"
 

+1 letter: tarantisms.

 

+2 letters: antimatters, maturations, natatoriums, transmittal.

 

+3 letters: administrant, administrate, arbitraments, impartations, masturbating, masturbation, matriculants, mistranslate, transmigrate, transmittals, traumatising.

 

+4 letters: administrants, administrated, administrates, administrator, amortizations, antiformalist, antiritualism, antiromantics, ascertainment, contaminators, dramatisation, masturbations, mistranslated, mistranslates, stationmaster, transmigrated, transmigrates, transmigrator, transmittable, transmittance, transmountain, transmutation, transmutative.

 

+5 letters: abstractionism, administrating, administration, administrative, administrators, administratrix, antiformalists, antilogarithms, antimilitarism, antimilitarist, antimonarchist, antirheumatics, antiritualisms, argumentations, arithmeticians, aromatizations, ascertainments, circumstantial, dramatisations, dramatizations, fragmentations, martyrizations, matriculations, mistranslating, mistranslation, neuroanatomist, ornamentations, recontaminates, retinoblastoma, sacramentalist, stationmasters, traditionalism, transamination, transformation, transformative, transmigrating, transmigration, transmigrators, transmigratory, transmittances, transmutations, ultramontanism, utilitarianism.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Tarantism


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 61 72 61 6E 74 69 73 6D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-    .-    .-.    .-    -.    -    ..    ...    --

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01100001 01110010 01100001 01101110 01110100 01101001 01110011 01101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#97 &#114 &#97 &#110 &#116 &#105 &#115 &#109

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0061 0072 0061 006E 0074 0069 0073 006D

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

546784678086758579

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Translations: Modern
5. Derivations
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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