helotism

hel·ot·ism

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hel-uh-tiz-uh m, hee-luh-]
- /ˈhɛl əˌtɪz əm, ˈhi lə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hel-uh-tiz-uh m, hee-luh-]
- /ˈhɛl əˌtɪz əm, ˈhi lə-/

Definitions of helotism word

noun helotism the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom. 1
noun helotism Ecology. the subordinate organisms in an unequal symbiotic relationship. 1
noun helotism The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people. 1
noun helotism the condition or quality of being a Helot 0
noun helotism a sociopolitical system in which a class, minority, nation, etc, is held in a state of subjection 0
noun helotism the condition of a helot; serfdom or slavery 0

See all 7 definitions of helotism

Information block about the term

Origin of helotism

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; Helot + -ism

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Helotism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Helotism

helotism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

helotism usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer