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ism
1[ iz-uhm ]
noun
- a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
This is the age of isms.
-ism
2- 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
- informal.an unspecified doctrine, system, or practice
ISM
2abbreviation for
- interstellar medium
-ism
3suffix forming nouns
- indicating an action, process, or result
terrorism
criticism
- indicating a state or condition
paganism
- indicating a doctrine, system, or body of principles and practices
spiritualism
Leninism
- indicating behaviour or a characteristic quality
heroism
- indicating a characteristic usage, esp of a language
Scotticism
colloquialism
- indicating prejudice on the basis specified
sexism
ageism
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ism2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ism1
Example Sentences
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
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.
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
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.
鈥淚t is the foundation of all of our 鈥榠sms鈥: racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, sexism.鈥
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