ism.
An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
Meaning & usage
An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism. A form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.
Where this word comes from
From the 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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.