-ism, -ismus


abaptism (s) (noun), abaptisms (pl)
1. The absence of baptism or not having the Christian sacrament that signifies spiritual cleansing and spiritual rebirth: The fact that Gloria's son's abaptism existed when he died was of great concern to his mother.
2. A situation where there is no baptism: The frontier area was often without a pastor and so abaptism usually existed for quite awhile.
abolitionism (s) (noun), abolitionisms (pl)


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.

The rates of absenteeism in the work force caused the factory to reduce production.

The explanations for a number of absenteeisms varied from headaches to injuries.

abstractionism (s) (noun), abstractionism (pl)
Artistic content that depends more on internal form rather than pictorial representation: 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)
1. The idea or philosophy that humans exist in a chaotic or purposeless universe: Many people who subscribed to the belief called absurdism became disillusioned by reality later in their lives.
2. An act or instance of the ridiculous: The absurdisms which were portrayed on the stage upset the audience who expected better from the director and actors.
Artistry that relies on conventional techniques or emphasises the formal aspects of an art form; such as, painting or poetry.
acarophytism (s) (noun), acarophytisms (pl)
Symbiosis between plants and mites.
acidism, acidismus
A condition due to the introduction into the body of acids from outside the body.
acrocephalopolysyndactylism (s) (noun), acrocephalopolysyndactylisms (pl)
An inherited disorder that includes abnormalities of the skull, face, hands, and feet: "A person's acrocephalopolysyndactylism starts with closure of some sutures of the skull and results in a tall peaked head, shallow eye sockets, and undeveloped cheekbones."

"The development of acrocephalopolysyndactylism also results in fingers and toes are fused and the thumbs and the big toes have overly broad ends."
