suicidism rare.
(ˈsjuːɪsaɪdɪz(ə)m)
[f. suicide n.2 + -ism.]
The doctrine or practice of suicide.
| 1807 Monthly Mag. XXIII. 361 Suicidism the doctrine of self-slaughter. 1842 J. Sterling Ess., etc. (1848) I. 385 No doubt the Feudalism of the one, and the Suicidism of the other, are more fully developed in them than in any foreigners. |
So ˈsuicidist, one who commits suicide.
| 1880 Daily Tel. 24 Sept., In only one..calling did the female suicidists outnumber the male. |