manualism
English
Etymology
manual + -ism
Noun
manualism (uncountable)
- A philosophy of education for the deaf, emphasizing visual sign language using the hands.
- Some argued that oralism was the best way to teach language to the deaf, while others argued that manualism worked best.
- The art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands.
- (Christianity) The practice of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.
See also
- manualist
- oralism
References
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manualism
- http://www13.pair.com/handman/hands.htm
- http://rawilson.googlepages.com