Ism
['ɪz(ə)m] or ['ɪzəm]
Definition
(n.) A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.
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Definition
n. any distinctive doctrine theory or practice—usually in disparagement.—adjs. Ismat′ic -al addicted to isms or faddish theories.—n. Ismat′icalness.
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Examples
- Nevertheless, Manich?ism held its own in Persia with Nestorian Christianity and orthodox Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism) for some centuries. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mani, the founder of Manich?ism, was born the son of a good family of Ecbatana, the old Median capital (A.D. 216). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the third century A.D., however, another religion, Manich?ism, arose, which deserves some notice now. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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