originalism
noun
originalism is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, originalism means “The view that a text should be interpreted according to the intent of its original authors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of originalism is originalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in originalism?
| Letters | 11: O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is originalism?
Originalism appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of originalism
- originalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does originalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The view that a text should be interpreted according to the intent of its original authors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does originalism come from?
From original + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).