Topic: RELIGION
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| Language: | French |
| Origin: | -isme, from Latin -isma and -ismus, from Greek -isma and -ismos, from verbs ending in -izein; -IZE |
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-ism
[in nouns]
[in nouns]1PPPRR a political belief or religion based on a particular principle or the ideas and beliefs of a particular person : socialism Buddhism
socialismBuddhism2 the action or process of doing something : his criticism of my work
his criticism of my work3 an action or remark that has a particular quality : her witticisms (=funny remarks)
her witticisms (=funny remarks)4 the state of being like something or someone, or having a particular quality : heroism (=being a hero; bravery) magnetism (=being magnetic)
heroism (=being a hero; bravery)magnetism (=being magnetic)5MI illness caused by too much of something : alcoholism
alcoholism6 the practice of treating people unfairly because of something : sexism (=making unfair differences between men and women) racism
sexism (=making unfair differences between men and women)racism