Definition of ism

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Ism (n.) A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory..

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Heartstruck :: Heartstruck (a.) Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed; heartstricken..
Astony :: Astony (v. t.) To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay.
Moravianism :: Moravianism (n.) The religious system of the Moravians.
Mesmerical :: Mesmerical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric sleep..
Manichaeism :: Manichaeism (n.) Alt. of Manicheis.
Conservatism :: Conservatism (n.) The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative..
Dismal :: Dismal (a.) Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky.
Vaishnavism :: Vaishnavism (n.) The worship of Vishnu.
Swedish :: Swedenborgianism (n.) The doctrines of the Swedenborgians.
Synergist :: Synergist (n.) One who holds the doctrine of synergism.
Prism :: Prism (n.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms..
Bacterium :: Bacterium (n.) A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. See Bacillus
Burr :: Burr (n.) A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr..
Vesuvine :: Vesuvine (n.) A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; -- called also Bismarck brown, Manchester brown, etc..
Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy..
Vegetarian :: Vegetarian (a.) Of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet..
Deaf-mutism :: Deaf-mutism (n.) The condition of being a deaf-mute.
Mugwumpism :: Mugwumpism (n.) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
Absinthism :: Absinthism (n.) The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth.
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