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ism

1

[ iz-uhm ]

noun

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

    This is the age of isms.



-ism

2
  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

/ 藞瑟锄蓹尘 /

noun

  1. informal.
    an unspecified doctrine, system, or practice
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ISM

2

abbreviation for

  1. interstellar medium
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-ism

3

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating an action, process, or result

    terrorism

    criticism

  2. indicating a state or condition

    paganism

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

    spiritualism

    Leninism

  4. indicating behaviour or a characteristic quality

    heroism

  5. indicating a characteristic usage, esp of a language

    Scotticism

    colloquialism

  6. indicating prejudice on the basis specified

    sexism

    ageism

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 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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亚洲网紅露点 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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鈥淚sms, in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon: 鈥業 don鈥檛 believe in 鈥淏eatles,鈥 I just believe in me.鈥

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The book, titled 鈥淭he Theater鈥 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鈥檚 Waldorf Hotel, Clint Bolick described originalism and federalism 鈥 or the division of power between national and local governments 鈥 as two of his 鈥渇avorite isms.鈥

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

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鈥淚t is the foundation of all of our 鈥榠sms鈥: racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, sexism.鈥

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