mimetism
[mim-i-tiz-uhm, mahy-muh-]
/ ˈmɪm ɪˌtɪz əm, ˈmaɪ mə- /
NOUN
mimicry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Example Sentences
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I don't say, indeed, that my curate would indulge in this affectation, for he is rather disposed to take the old, unlearned modes of saving souls and going with them to Heaven, than the new, brilliant mimetism of a world that knows not God.
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