| CATHISMA | • cathisma n. (Christianity) A portion of the psalter; a troparion or short hymn used as a response. • CATHISMA n. (Greek) a short hymn used as a response. |
| ERETHISM | • erethism n. (Pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue. • erethism n. Any unusual or morbid overexcitement. • erethism n. A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc. |
| MACHISMO | • machismo n. Exaggerated masculinity. • MACHISMO n. (Spanish) the quality of being macho, also MACHOISM. |
| MYTHISMS | • mythisms n. Plural of mythism. • MYTHISM n. a theory that explains miraculous stories as myths, also MYTHICISM. |
| OBEAHISM | • obeahism n. Alternative form of obiism. • OBEAHISM n. belief in obia, also OBEISM, OBIISM. |
| ORPHISMS | • ORPHISM n. a style of abstract art. |
| PSEPHISM | • psephism n. (Historical, Ancient Greece) A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of… • PSEPHISM n. (historical) a decree of the Athenian assembly (from their voting with pebbles). |
| PSYCHISM | • psychism n. (Philosophy) The old doctrine that there is a fluid (continuity) universally diffusing, and equally… • PSYCHISM n. the doctrine of a universal soul. |
| SAPPHISM | • sapphism n. Lesbianism; female homosexuality. • SAPPHISM n. lesbianism. |
| SCHISMAS | • schismas n. Plural of schisma. • SCHISMA n. (Greek) in music, an interval equal to half the difference between twelve perfect fifths and seven octaves. |
| SOPHISMS | • sophisms n. Plural of sophism. • SOPHISM n. a plausible, deceptive fallacy. |
| TACHISME | • tachisme n. Alternative form of tachism. • TACHISME n. (French) a type of abstract painting, also TACHISM. |
| TACHISMS | • TACHISM n. (French) a type of abstract painting, also TACHISME. |
| TYCHISMS | • tychisms n. Plural of tychism. • TYCHISM n. the theory that objective account must be taken of the element of chance in philosophical etc. reasoning. |
| XANTHISM | • xanthism n. (Biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc. • XANTHISM n. a condition of skin, fur or feathers in which yellow coloration predominates. |