helotism

[ hel-uh-tiz-uhm, hee-luh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

helotism

/ ˈhɛləˌtɪzəm; ˈhiː- /

the condition or quality of being a Helot
a sociopolitical system in which a class, minority, nation, etc, is held in a state of subjection
See dulosis
zoology another name for dulosis

First recorded in 1815–25; Helot ( def ) + -ism

A sad helotism, in which religion springs from the soil, instead of descending from heaven!

No sign of the times more plainly discovered the helotism to which the Restoration had condemned the young manhood of the epoch.

Drunken Helotism is not the only form of erring humanity capable of reading lessons to a republic.

Such of the Messenians as had not abandoned their country were reduced to Helotism.

April 25, 2024firkin

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