8-letter words that end in sm
- finitism — the view that only those entities may be admitted to mathematics that can be constructed in a finite number of steps, and only those propositions entertained whose truth can be proved in a finite number of steps
- futurism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style of the fine arts developed originally by a group of Italian artists about 1910 in which forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion.
- galenism — the medical system or principles of Galen.
- gaullism — a political movement in France led by Charles de Gaulle.
- giantism — Pathology. gigantism.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- groupism — the tendency to conform to the general thinking and behavior of a group.
- gypsyism — the behaviour of or connected with gypsies
- hasidism — the principles and practices of the Hasidim.
- hebraism — an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- hedonism — the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hinduism — the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
- hobbyism — the practice of pursuing a hobby
- humanism — any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
- humorism — (medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
- hylicism — the philosophy that the only thing that can be proven to exist is matter and that everything, including consciousness, is as a result of interaction with material things. Also called materialism
- ibsenism — a manner or style of dramatic structure or content characteristic of Ibsen.
- idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- idiotism — an idiom.
- incivism — neglect of a citizen's duties; poor citizenship
- innatism — (philosophy) The view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the
- intimism — a school of impressionist painting in early 20th century France whose painters portrayed everyday, usually domestic, scenes
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- irishism — a custom, manner, practice, idiom, etc., characteristic of the Irish.
- islamism — the religion or culture of Islam.
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- japanism — a custom, trait, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Japan or its people.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jihadism — a jihadi.
- jingoism — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- kiasuism — self-serving, competitive, or greedy: parents who are kiasu about their children’s education.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- latinism — a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- legalism — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- leninism — the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- lobbyism — a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- logicism — the doctrine, developed chiefly by Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, that mathematics can be reduced to logic.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- luminism — a style of landscape painting practiced by some mid-19th-century American artists, especially of the Hudson River School, that emphasized meticulously crafted realism and a technically precise rendering of atmosphere and of the effects produced by direct and reflected light.
- lyricism — lyric character or style, as in poetry.
- macarism — Happiness as a result of praise.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- mazdaism — Zoroastrianism.
- megacosm — (obsolete) A macrocosm.
- melanism — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- merycism — a condition in which undigested food is regurgitated