Citations:Hannipologism

Noun: "(Hannibal fandom slang) the defence of fictional murderer and cannibal Hannibal Lecter"

 * 2021, Kirsty Worrow, "My Darling Cannibal: The Mechanics of Perverse Allegiance in Hannibal", Hannibal for Dinner: Essays on America's Favorite Cannibal on Television (eds. Kyle A. Moody & Nicholas A. Yanes), page 40:
 * The-winnowing-wind defines herself as a “Hannipologist,” explaining that “Hannipologism is about seeing his monstrosity as a part of a bigger picture, a picture that has more aspects to it than simply, Hannibal is a murderer, he's bad