11-letter words that end in sm
- braggartism — the activity of a braggart
- byzantinism — caesaropapism, especially before the Great Schism of 1054.
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- canadianism — the Canadian national character or spirit
- cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
- cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- catholicism — Catholicism is the traditions, the behaviour, and the set of Christian beliefs that are held by Catholics.
- cavalierism — the principles or practice of cavaliers
- cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
- charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
- chromoplasm — chromatin.
- clericalism — a policy of upholding the power of the clergy
- clicktivism — a policy of using the internet to take direct and often militant action to achieve a political or social aim
- clientelism — A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- cognitivism — the meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments state facts and so are either true or false
- colonialism — Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth.
- communalism — a system or theory of government in which the state is seen as a loose federation of self-governing communities
- comstockism — the practice of immoderately censoring on grounds of immorality
- consumerism — Consumerism is the belief that it is good to buy and use a lot of goods.
- corporatism — Corporatism is the organization and control of a country by groups who share a common interest or profession.
- corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
- cosmeticism — the practice of beautifying
- courtierism — the characteristic practices or qualities of a courtier
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- culturalism — A belief system that emphasizes the role of culture.
- cytotropism — cytotropic tendency or behavior.
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- demagoguism — demagoguery.
- democratism — The principles or spirit of a democracy.
- demoniacism — the state or practice of being possessed by a demon
- demonianism — the belief in possession by a demon
- deteriorism — the belief that everything is getting worse, that the universe is deteriorating or decaying
- determinism — Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
- diatonicism — the use of diatonic harmony; composition in a diatonic idiom.
- didacticism — intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
- diluvialism — the theory, generally abandoned in the mid-19th century, that the earth's surface was shaped by the biblical flood
- diphysitism — the belief that in Christ two distinct natures, the human and the divine, existed together
- disyllabism — the state of being disyllabic.
- ditheletism — the theory and belief that Christ had two wills, human and divine
- divisionism — pointillism.
- dominionism — A tendency among some conservative Christians, especially in the USA, to seek influence or control over secular civil government through political action.
- don juanism — a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.
- dramaticism — a dramatic character or way of behaving
- dynasticism — a system of government in which the rulers are all drawn from the same family
- eclecticism — the use or advocacy of an eclectic method.
- eco-tourism — Eco-tourism is the business of providing holidays and related services which are not harmful to the environment of the area.
- ecocentrism — a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings.