Meaning of elfism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The belief in elves as supernatural beings.
   countable, uncountable
2. An elflike saying, based on fictional depictions such as the movie Elf or puns on the word elf.
   countable, uncountable
3. The quality or state of being elflike; elfishness.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“This 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.”

“Nope - Someone telling me about his or her deity/ies does not make me a theist - it does not convince me. For someone to become a theist, they will have to become convinced that there is a deity - If I informed you about the tiny, little elf in my closet - would that make you an elfist? Hopefully you'd still lack elfism despite my "informing" you.”

“On a side note, I often wonder if 2000 years from now after some cataclysmic some archaeologist will dig up a copy of the Lord of the Rings and read it and go, "Holy crap, I found the history of the world!" and then start converting people to Hobbitism and Elfism and study the languages in there.”

“Emma had never believed in Sant^([sic]) - if he was truly real, the North Pole would have to be in China because all the toys that "Santa" brings, somewhere or other have a tag that says "Made in China." Even a few days earlier, her friend whose elf visits her every Christmas had tried to convert Emma to Elfism. "What would it mean if the elf got to your house in two days?" her friend had said. Emma's frank response had been: "It would mean my parents had paid for extra fast shipping!" And Emma had not changed her mind since.”

“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.”

“I still know every line of dialog from “Elf” by heart. We even added a few “elfisms” to our daily vocabulary. “I love dodging mortars. It's my favorite!” “I like your outfit today. It's very camouflagey.””

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“ELF-ISM NUMBER 4: "Saddle up the reindeer and let's ride."”

“I decided to take my favorite”elfisms” ^([sic]) from the movie and turn them into printable cards for all you Elf on the Shelf lovers.”

“"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.”

“Under his breath, he muttered, “minimal as their Elfism might be.” He raised his voice. “No, it was Half-elves, Zuebotschniks, little known to the Empire at the time. Actually, the Half-elves would think it's 'indecent.' […]"”

“Kai raised his glance to mine, aghast. “Why, with the different species thing again?” he demanded. “Can you spread elf-ism by bite, too?””

“The ears are very pronounced, with an "elfism" that detracts from her overall appearance, and make her look "funny" or unappealing.”

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