-ism English

Meaning -ism meaning

What does -ism mean?

-ism suffix

— Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.

— Used to form 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 ((when de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "doctrines" sense below, e.g. Liberalism vs. liberalism):).

— Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.

— Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language

— Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a pattern of behavior or a social norm that benefits members of the group indicated by the root word. ((based on a late 20th-century narrowing of the "terms for a doctrine" sense):)

— a principle, belief or movement

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doctrine