The practice, technique, or characteristic feature of writing acrostics; the use of acrostic verse as a literary form.
From acrostic plus '-ism' (practice or characteristic), creating a noun for the tradition and study of acrostic poetry.
Acrosticism had a golden age in medieval monasteries where monks used it to hide sacred names and prayers—it combined poetry with puzzle-solving, making scripture more memorable.
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