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Definition of -ism
1. Suffix. forming nouns on action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ize ¹
2. Suffix. forming the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ((sense when de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "terms for doctrines" sense below, e.g. Liberalism vs. liberalism)). ¹
3. Suffix. the action, conduct or condition of a class of persons, "behaving like a ---" ((sense with overtones of the "terms for doctrines" sense below)) ¹
4. Suffix. class-names or descriptive terms for doctrines or principles in general ¹
5. Suffix. a peculiarity or characteristic of language ¹
6. Suffix. an ideology expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word ((sense based on a late 20th-century narrowing of the "terms for a doctrine" sense)) ¹
7. Suffix. (medicine) A condition or syndrome caused by or associated with a specific type of organism ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of -ism
| -incher -inda -ine -ineae -ing -ington -ino -inæ -ion -iot | -iour -ious -isation -ise -ish -ism (current term) -ist -ista -istic -istical | -istically -ite -itis -itol -itude -ity -ium -ive -ization -ize |
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