Definitions for ism
ˈɪz əmism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ismnoun

   a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ismnoun

   A belief that can be described by a word ending in -ism.

2. ismnoun

   Specifically, a form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.

3. Etymology: From suffix -ism, 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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1. ism

   An "ism" is a distinctive practice, system, philosophy, political ideology, or artistic movement. It often refers to a specific theory or doctrine, usually indicated by adding the suffix "-ism" to a noun. For example, "feminism," "capitalism," or "realism."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ismnoun

   a doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory

2. Etymology: [See ism, above.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ism

   izm, n. any distinctive doctrine, theory, or practice—usually in disparagement.—adjs. Ismat′ic, -al, addicted to isms or faddish theories.—n. Ismat′icalness. [From the suffix -ism.]

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1. ism

   Song lyrics by ism -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by ism on the Lyrics.com website.

2. ISM

   What does ISM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ISM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Belief

Anagrams for ism »

1. sim

2. Sim

3. SIM

4. IMS

5. MIS

How to pronounce ism?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ism in a Sentence

1. Chandler Pappas:

   It takes a second for you to process everything that happened. Did he just shoot at me? im OK. I turn over and Jays dead because he believed something different. Jays not a racist, a xenophobe or whatever. Hes not an ist or ism.

2. Josh Strauss:

   It's just a little bit of a dead cat bounce from yesterday, and to a certain degree the ISM data wasn't terrible, you're not seeing negative impact from abroad because today is May Day.

3. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   Democrats are a big tent party, you know, I'm not trying to impose an ideology on all several hundred members of Congress. But I do think that, once again, it's not about selling an - ism, or an ideology, or a label or a color. This is about selling our values.

4. Ron DeSantis:

   All I can say to any state that has not followed suit : Open your state, open your schools, end these mask mandates, let people live and thrive, when it came right down to it, we chose freedom over Fauci-ism.

5. Dorothy Parker:

   The only "ism" Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ism
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ism
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ism