sapphism

[ saf-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈsæf ɪz əm /

noun

lesbianism.

Origin of sapphism

First recorded in 1885–90; Sapph(o) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM sapphism

sap·phist, noun

Words nearby sapphism

sapphic, sapphic ode, sapphira, sapphire, sapphirine, sapphism, sappho, sapporo, sappy, sapraemia, sapremia

British Dictionary definitions for sapphism

sapphism
/ (ˈsæfɪzəm) /

noun

a less common word for lesbianism See lesbianism

Word Origin for sapphism

C19: after Sappho, who is believed to have been a lesbian

Medical definitions for sapphism

sapphism
[ săf′ĭz′əm ]

n.

Lesbianism.