| ARCHAICISM | • archaicism n. (Linguistics) Alternative form of archaism. • ARCHAICISM n. an archaic expression. |
| ASCETICISM | • asceticism n. The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity. • ASCETICISM n. the state of being ascetic. |
| ASEPTICISM | • asepticism n. (Dated) freedom from sepsis; asepsis. • ASEPTICISM n. aseptic treatment. |
| ASTATICISM | • astaticism n. The state of being astatic. • ASTATICISM n. the quality of being astatic, having no fixed position of stability. |
| CLASSICISM | • classicism n. (Uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially… • classicism n. (Uncountable) Classical scholarship. • classicism n. (Countable) A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence. |
| EMPIRICISM | • empiricism n. (Medicine, now chiefly historical) Medicine as practised by an empiric, founded on mere experience… • empiricism n. (Philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge… • empiricism n. A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation. |
| ERRATICISM | • erraticism n. Erratic behaviour. • ERRATICISM n. the state of being erratic. |
| FANATICISM | • fanaticism n. The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic. • FANATICISM n. fanatical outlook or behaviour. |
| GNOSTICISM | • gnosticism n. Alternative form of Gnosticism. • Gnosticism n. A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge… • GNOSTICISM n. the belief that freedom derives solely from knowledge. |
| LACONICISM | • laconicism n. Alternative form of laconism. • LACONICISM n. a vigorous, brief manner of expression, also LACONISM. |
| ORGANICISM | • organicism n. (Medicine, historical) The theory that disease is a result of structural alteration of organs. • organicism n. The concept that everything is organic, or forms part of an organic whole. • organicism n. (Philosophy) The treatment of society or the universe as if it were an organism. |
| PACIFICISM | • pacificism n. General ethical opposition to war or violence. • PACIFICISM n. opposition to war or violence, also PACIFISM. |
| PHALLICISM | • phallicism n. The worship of the penis or phallus, especially connected with fertility. • PHALLICISM n. worship of the phallus, or generative power of nature. |
| PROSAICISM | • prosaicism n. The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style. • PROSAICISM n. the quality of being prosaic. |
| PSYCHICISM | • psychicism n. The study of psychic ability. • psychicism n. Psychic ability. • PSYCHICISM n. psychical research. |
| SCEPTICISM | • scepticism n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of skepticism. • SCEPTICISM n. the doctrine that no facts can be certainly known, also SKEPTICISM. |
| SKEPTICISM | • skepticism n. The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. • skepticism n. A studied attitude of questioning and doubt. • skepticism n. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible. |
| TECHNICISM | • TECHNICISM n. an emphasis on or concern with practical results and method. |