manualism
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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.
