Home › Words › A › authorismauthorismauthorism means authorship.EtymologyFrom author + -ism.nounAuthorship.e.g.“Authorism of the work is ascribed to Cicero.”A habit or practice of an author.e.g.“My publisher put up with my authorisms.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.authorish 76% match — Characteristic of an author. vs authorism →authoriality 75% match — The condition of being an author. vs authorism →authorship 73% match — The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author. vs authorism →authorhood 73% match — The status or period of being an author. vs authorism →authordom 73% match — The status or period of being an author. vs authorism →auteurship 69% match — The role or status of auteur. vs authorism →authorial 67% match — Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books) vs authorism →authorially 67% match — as an author vs authorism →