9-letter words that end in sm
- tantalism — a form of punishment similar to or as severe as that suffered by Tantalus
- tarantism — a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula.
- taylorism — a modified form of Calvinism that maintains that every person has a free will, and that makes a distinction between depravity, as the tendency to commit sins, and sin, as a voluntary choice of evil actions.
- tectonism — diastrophism (def 1).
- teleplasm — a hypothetical emanation from the body of a medium that serves as the means for telekinesis.
- teleseism — a tremor caused by an earthquake originating a great distance from the seismographic station that records it.
- tenebrism — a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light
- terminism — philosophical nominalism
- terrorism — the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
- teutonism — the character, spirit, or culture of the Teutons, especially the Germans.
- thanatism — the belief that the soul ceases to exist when the body dies
- tribadism — lesbianism.
- tribalism — the customs and beliefs of tribal life and society.
- tritheism — belief in three Gods, especially in the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three distinct Gods, each an independent center of consciousness and determination.
- triticism — something trite
- tutiorism — (in Roman Catholic moral theology) the doctrine that in cases of moral doubt it is best to follow the safer course or that in agreement with the law
- unrealism — abstractionism or a representation lacking a direct relation to a tangible or concrete object
- vampirism — belief in the existence of vampires.
- vandalism — the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
- vasospasm — sudden constriction of an artery, leading to a decrease in its diameter and in the amount of blood it can deliver.
- veblenism — the economic or social theories originated by Thorstein Veblen.
- verbalism — a verbal expression, as a word or phrase.
- vikingism — savageness or other behaviour considered characteristic of a Viking
- volcanism — the phenomena connected with volcanoes and volcanic activity.
- voltinism — the number of annual broods of an insect
- voodooism — the voodoo religious rites and practices.
- vorticism — a short-lived avant-garde British art movement that was nurtured by Wyndham Lewis, derived from futurism and cubism, and reached its climax in an exhibition in London in 1915, dwindling in influence after World War I.
- voyeurism — the practice of obtaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual objects or acts, especially secretively.
- vulcanism — volcanism.
- vulgarism — vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity.
- vulpinism — the characteristics of a fox
- vulturism — a greedy character or characteristics resembling a vulture
- wahhabism — the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.
- weightism — bias or discrimination against people who are overweight.
- welfarism — the set of attitudes and policies characterizing or tending toward the establishment of a welfare state.
- wilsonism — the theories, methods, or practices of Woodrow Wilson.
- witticism — a witty remark or sentence.
- yankeeism — Yankee character or characteristics.
- zabernism — (obsolete) The misuse or abuse of military authority; bullying.
- zervanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.
- zootheism — the worship of animals as gods
- zurvanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.