-ism, -ismus


abaptism (s) (noun), abaptisms (pl)
abolitionism (s) (noun), abolitionisms (pl)
2. A social movement aimed at liquidating or getting rid of some law or an undesirable practice: Women led the abolitionism against the production of liquor and the operation of taverns and bars.

Abolitionisms, such as indentured workers or slave-working conditions, are often opposed with vigor.

abortionism (s) (noun), abortionisms (pl)
abrakophilism (s) (noun), abrakophilisms (pl)
absenteeism (s) (noun), absenteeisms (pl)
The habitual failure to appear or to be somewhere, especially for work or some other regular duty: The most common causes of absenteeisms include influenza and occupationally related skin diseases.



abstractionism (s) (noun), abstractionisms (pl)
Creative or cultured content that depends more on internal form rather than pictorial likeness or illustration: The student artist was told that abstractionism was simply a representation that had no particular reference to concrete objects or specific examples.
absurdism (s) (noun), absurdisms (pl)
2. An act or instance of the ridiculous: The absurdisms which were portrayed on the stage upset the audience who expected a better production from the director and actors.
academicism, academism (s) (noun), academcisms: academisms (pl)
1. The teachings or concepts of Plato's Academy: The Academy of Plato, founded about 387 BC in Athens, was the place where his academicisms were taught and studied.
2. Artistry that relies on conventional techniques or emphasises the formal aspects of an art form: The school of art that Jane attended was known for its academicism in painting and poetry and there was little acceptance for imagination.
acarophytism (s) (noun), acarophytisms (pl)
A symbiosis between plants and mites: Mrs. Green asked her students to find information regarding acarophytism, or the mutualism between any vegetation and the minute arachnids.
acidism, acidismus
acrocephalopolysyndactylism (s) (noun), acrocephalopolysyndactylisms (pl)

