elfism
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The belief in elves as supernatural beings.
A writer during the reign of Elizabeth, or soon after, supposed to be no less a personage than the Bishop of Oxford, has, in an ingenious satire, quoted by Sir Walter Scott in his excellent work on Demonology, fixed the period of the decline of elfism - if our readers will tolerate the word — in the latter part of the sixteenth century.
You've demonstrated that theism is more popular than elfism, but that does not mean one is a more valid or reasonable position.
An elflike saying, based on fictional depictions such as the movie Elf or puns on the word elf.
Elves love to tell stories. I'll bet you didn't know that about elves. There's probably a lot of things you didn't know about elves. Another interesting elf-ism: there are only three jobs available to an elf. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, the old cobbler sleeps.
Elfism: If Santa rode a motorcycle, it would be a Holly Davidson.
The quality or state of being elflike; elfishness.
"Well, my dears, I have had a passion to express all the Kewpish babyism and elfism in the dolls as well as in the drawings, the wisdom, the kind funniness, the funny kindness."
Anne and I gave Jackie some last minute instructions on “Elfdom” (Or, is it “Elfism?”) and how she should act. She took them to heart and her performance that day was incredible.
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3A writer during the reign of Elizabeth, or soon after, supposed to be no less a personage than the Bishop of Oxford, has, in an ingenious satire, quoted by Sir Walter Scott in his excellent work on De
WiktionaryYou've demonstrated that theism is more popular than elfism, but that does not mean one is a more valid or reasonable position.
WiktionaryThis means that elfism cannot be falsified, even in principle, because failure to perceive these elves (who are, after all, invisible) can always be blamed on one's lack of faith.
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