Ism \Ism\, n. [See ism, above.]
   A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.
   --E. Everett.
   [1913 Webster]

         The world grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of
         isms which no man can number.            --S. G.
                                                  Goodrich.
   Ismaelian

	

	-ism \-ism\ [F. -isme, or L. -ismus, Gr. ?.]
   A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act
   or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory,
   doctrine, idiom, etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism,
   hypnotism, socialism, sensualism, Anglicism.
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	ism
    n 1: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative
         by some group or school [syn: doctrine, philosophy,
         philosophical system, school of thought, ism]

	

	31 Moby Thesaurus words for "ism":
   Weltanschauung, adherents, articles of religion, catechism, church,
   class, communion, confession, credenda, credo, creed, cult,
   cultism, denomination, disciples, doctrinal statement, faith,
   followers, formulated belief, gospel, ideology, mystique, order,
   persuasion, political faith, political philosophy, religion,
   school, sect, system of belief, world view

	

	ISM
       Industrial, Science, Medical [ = 2,4 GHz ] (WLAN)

	

	ISM
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