8-letter words that end in sm
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chromism — Chromatism.
- citicism — The manners of a cit or citizen.
- civicism — the principle of civil government
- classism — the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others
- clubbism — the system of club membership
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- cullyism — the state of being a cully
- cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
- dandyism — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- demonism — belief in the existence and power of demons
- devilism — a characteristic of the devil; behaviour proper to the devil
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- ditheism — the doctrine of or belief in two equally powerful gods.
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- dowdyism — the quality of being dowdy
- drudgism — the work of a drudge
- druidism — the religion or rites of the Druids.
- dwarfism — the condition of being a dwarf or dwarfed.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- ebionism — the teaching upheld by the Ebionites that said that Jesus was a mortal human being, that Christians should adhere to Jewish law and that absence of wealth was a preferred religious quality
- ebullism — (physiology) The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure.
- embolism — Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.
- endemism — The state of being endemic.
- entryism — the policy or practice of members of a particular political group joining an existing political party with the intention of changing its principles and policies, instead of forming a new party
- equalism — Any of several forms of egalitarianism (advocacy of equality) concerned with establishing sexual, racial, class or other equality.
- erethism — Excessive sensitivity or rapid reaction to stimulation of a part of the body, especially the sexual organs.
- ergotism — Poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot, typically resulting in headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and gangrene of the fingers and toes.
- escapism — The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
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- etherism — an addiction to ether
- ethicism — devotion to ethical principles
- eugenism — the practice or advocacy of eugenics
- eulogism — (rare) eulogistic language.
- eumerism — a biologic collection of similar parts
- euphuism — An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- facadism — the principle or practice of preserving the fronts of buildings that have elegant architectural designs; the construction of a modern building behind its old or original front.
- fairyism — fairylike quality.
- fakirism — the beliefs and practices of fakirs
- familism — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- fanatism — Excessive intolerance of opposing views.
- faradism — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- fatalism — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- feminism — the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- fidelism — Castroism.
- finalism — the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.