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n. Informal A distinctive doctrine, system, or theory: "Formalism, by being an 'ism,' kills form by hugging it to death” ( Peter Viereck).

n. A belief that can be described by a word ending in -ism.

n. Specifically, a form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.

n. A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.

n. A doctrine, theory, system, or practice having a distinctive character or relation: chiefly used in disparagement: as, this is the age of isms; to set up an ism.

n. A suffix implying the practice, system, doctrine, theory, principle, or abstract idea of that which is signified or implied by the word to which it is subjoined: as, dogmatism, spiritualism, socialism, Atticism, Americanism, Gallicism, terrorism, vandalism, republicanism, Mormonism, being especially common in nouns so formed from names of persons and designating theories, as Benthamism, Comtism, Darwinism, etc., or theories associated with practice, especially in words of temporary use, as Cæsarism, Jacksonism, Grantism, etc., such temporary words being formed as occasion requires, in unlimited numbers. Such words are usually accompanied by a noun of the agent in -ist, and an adj. in -istic, and often by a verb in -ize. See these suffixes.

n. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

"I am shocked by the prejudices this camapaign has brought out from "under the jAmerican bed" and it seems the strongest "ism" is sexism."

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church doctrine    establishmentarianism    animalism    literalism    antiestablishmentarianism    secular humanism    nihilism    dogma    amoralism    abolitionism   

Chisholm    prism    schism    scism   

backsight    industriousness    schoolwork    stalking-horse    perceptiveness    library    kestrel