Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The practice of lionizing; the treating of persons or things as lions in the figurative sense; the pursuit or adulation of celebrities. See lion, 6.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the treating or regarding as a lion.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun dated An attracting of attention, as a lion (celebrity); the treating or regarding as a lion.

Etymologies

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lion +‎ -ism

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Examples

  • Local Council Chairman Lion John Ebanks also addressed the Lions and asked that they continue to market lionism and continue to serve.

    Cayman Net News Daily Headlines 2008

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