| ABSTRACTIONISMS | • abstractionisms n. Plural of abstractionism. • ABSTRACTIONISM n. the principles or practice of creating abstract art. |
| ANNIHILATIONISM | • annihilationism n. (Theology) The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed rather than being confined to Hell. • annihilationism n. (Politics) Advocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism. • ANNIHILATIONISM n. the belief that the soul (esp. of the unrepentant wicked) dies with the body. |
| ASSIMILATIONISM | • assimilationism n. (Sociology) The policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into… • ASSIMILATIONISM n. a policy of assimilation, esp. of racial groups. |
| ASSOCIATIONISMS | • associationisms n. Plural of associationism. • ASSOCIATIONISM n. the theory which considers association of ideas to be the basis of all mental activity. |
| CONSTRUCTIONISM | • constructionism n. (Law) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather than to any underlying intent. • constructionism n. (Social sciences) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models. • CONSTRUCTIONISM n. the interpretation of law in a particular way. |
| CONVERSATIONISM | • conversationism n. A word or phrase used in conversation; a colloquialism. • CONVERSATIONISM n. a colloquialism. |
| DISSOLUTIONISMS | • DISSOLUTIONISM n. belief in political dissolution. |
| INSPIRATIONISMS | • INSPIRATIONISM n. the belief that the writers of the Scriptures were directly and divinely inspired. |
| INSURRECTIONISM | • insurrectionism n. A form of revolutionary anarchism that emphasizes insurrection. • INSURRECTIONISM n. a policy of insurrection. |
| INTERACTIONISMS | • INTERACTIONISM n. the belief that mind and body act on each other. |
| INTERVENTIONISM | • interventionism n. (Politics) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state’s affairs. • interventionism n. (Medicine) The medical practice of trying to prolong someone’s life. • interventionism n. (Psychology) The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not… |
| LIQUIDATIONISMS | • LIQUIDATIONISM n. a theory of economics which holds that governments should not interfere in a recession. |
| OBSTRUCTIONISMS | • obstructionisms n. Plural of obstructionism. • OBSTRUCTIONISM n. deliberate interference with the progress or business esp. of a legislative body. |
| PREFORMATIONISM | • preformationism n. (Biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception… • PREFORMATIONISM n. the now exploded theory that the plant or animal (and therefore all its descendants) is already preformed in the germ. |
| PRESENTATIONISM | • PRESENTATIONISM n. the doctrine of immediate cognition of objects. |
| PROHIBITIONISMS | • PROHIBITIONISM n. support for prohibition. |
| RESTITUTIONISMS | • RESTITUTIONISM n. the belief that after a purgation all sinners and angels will be restored to the favour of God, aka restorationism. |
| RESTORATIONISMS | • RESTORATIONISM n. the belief that after a purgation all sinners and angels will be restored to the favour of God, aka restitutionism. |
| RESTRICTIONISMS | • RESTRICTIONISM n. a policy or philosophy favoring restriction, as of trade or immigration. |
| RESURRECTIONISM | • resurrectionism n. Belief in, or the event of, a person being resurrected from the dead. • resurrectionism n. (Historical) Graverobbing. • RESURRECTIONISM n. belief in the Resurrection. |