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ism

1

[iz-uhm]

noun

  1. a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice.

    This is the age of isms.



-ism

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  1. a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nouns from verbs (baptism ); on this model, used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion or adherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism ).

-ism

1

suffix

  1. indicating an action, process, or result

    criticism

    terrorism

  2. indicating a state or condition

    paganism

  3. indicating a doctrine, system, or body of principles and practices

    Leninism

    spiritualism

  4. indicating behaviour or a characteristic quality

    heroism

  5. indicating a characteristic usage, esp of a language

    colloquialism

    Scotticism

  6. indicating prejudice on the basis specified

    sexism

    ageism

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ISM

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abbreviation

  1. interstellar medium

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ism

3

/ ˈɪ³śÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. informalĢżan unspecified doctrine, system, or practice

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of ism1

Extracted from words with the suffix -ism

Origin of ism2

From Greek -ismos, -isma noun suffixes, often directly, often through Latin -ismus, -isma, sometimes through French -isme, German -ismus (all ultimately from Greek )
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of ism1

from Old French -isme, from Latin -ismus, from Greek -ismos
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Example Sentences

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ā€œIsms, in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon: ā€˜I don’t believe in ā€œBeatles,ā€ I just believe in me.’

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The book, titled ā€œThe Theaterā€ after the exhibition, is published and designed by independent publishing house -ism and takes us behind the scenes into a show that aims to bring the background to the forefront.

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In a Federalist Society keynote address two years ago at Arizona’s Waldorf Hotel, Clint Bolick described originalism and federalism — or the division of power between national and local governments — as two of his ā€œfavorite isms.ā€

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He uses observational humor about real-world situations — racism, sexism, all the isms — as a scalpel to carve up the ills that plague us and show us their insides.

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ā€œIt is the foundation of all of our ā€˜isms’: racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, sexism.ā€

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