mermaidism noun5 •The condition of being a mermaid.There is an understanding that differences of culture, faith, and traditions can create barriers to a successful relationship. And since Prince Eric cannot 'convert' to mermaidism, she converts. — 2004 •The belief in mermaids as real creatures.Mermaidism, which lifted up its voice in the correspondence columns of the NATION a few weeks ago, has no sound basis in history. — 1919 •A love of or obsession with mermaid lore and paraphernalia.Really it was time to put an end to lunch picnics and mermaidism. — 1922 •The condition of being partly one thing and partly another; hybridism. •Synonym of sirenomelia.There is either elephantiasis or dropsy of the left leg, and some disease or accident has resulted in a sort of mermaidism of the right. — 1949
