| adventurism | (noun) recklessness in politics or foreign affairs | - |
|---|
| algorism | (noun) computation with Arabic figures | - |
|---|
| (noun) the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration | - |
| allomerism | (noun) (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form | - |
|---|
| amateurism | (noun) the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money | - |
|---|
| aneurism | (noun) a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | Synonyms: aneurysm |
|---|
| anthropocentrism | (noun) an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values | Synonyms: anthropocentricity |
|---|
| aphorism | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: apophthegm, apothegm |
|---|
| apriorism | (noun) belief in a priori principles or reasoning; specifically : the doctrine that knowledge rests upon principles that are self-evident to reason or are presupposed by experience in general. | - |
|---|
| asterism | (noun) (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) | - |
|---|
| (noun) (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light | - |
| barbarism | (noun) a brutal barbarous savage act | Synonyms: barbarity, brutality, savagery |
|---|
| behaviorism | (noun) an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior | Synonyms: behavioristic psychology, behaviourism, behaviouristic psychology |
|---|
| behaviourism | (noun) an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior | Synonyms: behaviorism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology |
|---|
| bioterrorism | (noun) terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare | Synonyms: biological terrorism |
|---|
| biprism | (noun) an optical device for obtaining interference fringes | - |
|---|
| blepharism | (noun) condition in which a person blinks continuously | - |
|---|
| careerism | (noun) the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity | - |
|---|
| centrism | (noun) a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action | Synonyms: moderatism |
|---|
| chrism | (noun) a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam | Synonyms: chrisom, holy oil, sacramental oil |
|---|
| consumerism | (noun) a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers | - |
|---|
| (noun) the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial | - |
| counterterrorism | (noun) a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism | - |
|---|
| ecoterrorism | (noun) violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists | Synonyms: eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare |
|---|
| ecotourism | (noun) tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature | - |
|---|
| egocentrism | (noun) concern for your own interests and welfare | Synonyms: egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest |
|---|
| epicurism | (noun) the disposition and habits of an epicure | - |
|---|
| ethnocentrism | (noun) belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group | - |
|---|
| folklorism | (noun) Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created. | - |
|---|
| futurism | (noun) the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future | - |
|---|
| (noun) an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age | - |
| hyperpituitarism | (noun) excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) | - |
|---|
| hypocorism | (noun) a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix) | Synonyms: pet name |
|---|
| incendiarism | (noun) malicious burning to destroy property | Synonyms: arson, fire-raising |
|---|
| insularism | (noun) the state of being isolated or detached | Synonyms: detachment, insularity, insulation |
|---|
| isomerism | (noun) the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers | - |
|---|
| mannerism | (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | Synonyms: affectation, affectedness, pose |
|---|
| (noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | Synonyms: foible, idiosyncrasy |
| meliorism | (noun) the belief that the world can be made better by human effort | - |
|---|
| mesmerism | (noun) the act of inducing hypnosis | Synonyms: hypnotism, suggestion |
|---|
| militarism | (noun) a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests | - |
|---|
| millenarism | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarianism, millenniumism |
|---|
| monetarism | (noun) an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money | - |
|---|
| monocentrism | (noun) the property of having or proceeding from a single center. | - |
|---|
| narcoterrorism | (noun) the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade | - |
|---|
| naturism | (noun) going without clothes as a social practice | Synonyms: nudism |
|---|
| neobehaviorism | (noun) a school of psychology based on the general principles of behaviorism but broader and more flexible in concept. It stresses experimental research and laboratory analyses in the study of overt behavior and in various subjective phenomena that cannot be directly observed and measured, such as fantasies, love, stress, empathy, trust, and personality. | - |
|---|
| oneirism | (noun) absentminded dreaming while awake | Synonyms: air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, reverie, revery |
|---|
| particularism | (noun) a focus on something particular | - |
|---|
| pauperism | (noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution | Synonyms: indigence, need, pauperization, penury |
|---|
| plagiarism | (noun) the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own | Synonyms: piracy, plagiarisation, plagiarization |
|---|
| (noun) a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work | - |
| popularism | (noun) music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority | - |
|---|
| prism | (noun) optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image | Synonyms: optical prism |
|---|
| (noun) a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms | - |
| purism | (noun) scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) | - |
|---|
| secularism | (noun) a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations | - |
|---|
| spoonerism | (noun) transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words | - |
|---|
| sticklerism | (noun) The behaviour of a stickler; inflexible adherence to rules. | - |
|---|
| terrorism | (noun) the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | Synonyms: act of terrorism, terrorist act |
|---|
| theocentrism | (noun) the belief that God is the central aspect to our existence. | - |
|---|
| theoterrorism | (noun) terrorism for a religious purpose | - |
|---|
| tourism | (noun) the business of providing services to tourists | Synonyms: touristry |
|---|
| unitarism | (noun) Politics which favors the process of uniting a political entity which consists of smaller regions, either by cancelling the regions completely or by transferring their power to the central government. | - |
|---|
| vampirism | (noun) the actions or practices of a vampire | - |
|---|
| (noun) belief in the existence of vampires | - |
| voyeurism | (noun) a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior | - |
|---|
| vulgarism | (noun) the quality of lacking taste and refinement | Synonyms: coarseness, commonness, grossness, raunch, vulgarity |
|---|
| (noun) an offensive or indecent word or phrase | Synonyms: dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut |
| wellerism | (noun) a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel | - |
|---|