fandom

Definition

The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.

Etymology

From fan + -dom.

Example Sentences

• ""'Who is this Swain?' is the question that is being bowled about in local fandom.""
• "So I was like, ‘When this comes out, fans are going to lose their s–t!’ And I was half-right. I’ve watched fandoms get mad at creators before like Rian Johnson on ‘The Last Jedi.’"
• "Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film."