Ism Definition
- school-of-thought
- philosophical system
- philosophy
- doctrine
- theory
- belief
- dogma
Other Word Forms of Ism
Noun
Origin of Ism
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From suffix -ism (“belief”), particularly (in the 19th century) in the sense of “social movement”. Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.
From Wiktionary
ME -isme < OFr & L -isma (< Gr) & -ismus (< Gr -ismos): orig. suffix of action or of state, forming nouns from verbs in L -izare, Gr -izein
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Middle English -isme from Old French from Latin -ismus from Greek -ismos n. suff.
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From –ism
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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