Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
belief in the existence of vampires;
2.
the actions or practices of a vampire;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vampirism \Vam"pir*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vampirisme.]
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1. Belief in the existence of vampires.
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2. The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.
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3. Fig.: The practice of extortion. --Carlyle.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vampirism
n 1: belief in the existence of vampires
2: the actions or practices of a vampire