ism
Plural: isms
Noun
- A distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice, often ending in '-ism'.
- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
- An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
- An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
- A form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.
Examples
- He was a proponent of the ’triple-word-score-at-all-costs’ ISM of Scrabble strategy.
Origin / Etymology
From the suffix -ism (“belief”), 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.
Synonyms
doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought, whateverism
Scrabble Score: 5
ism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
ism: valid Words With Friends Word