Definition of "hetarism" []

• Alternative form of hetaerism‎. (noun)

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• "In Corinth, delubral hetarism was openly practiced; also at Bubastis and Naucratis in Egypt."
• "[K] Masculine hetarism is still in vogue among many primitive peoples, and is distinctly a religious rite."
• "To them it represented the incarnation of the deity, and was, therefore, a sacred and holy action, just as masculine hetarism is regarded as a holy profession among the"