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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.] [1913 Webster] 1. Belief in the existence of vampires. [1913 Webster] 2. The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: The practice of extortion. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vampirism n 1: belief in the existence of vampires 2: the actions or practices of a vampire