ismn.

Brit.

/ˈɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈɪzəm/

Etymology: The suffix -ism used as an independent word.

A form of doctrine, theory, or practice having, or claiming to have, a distinctive character or relation: chiefly used disparagingly, and sometimes with implied reference to schism.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun]

craftOE

lorec1290

cunning1340

facultyc1384

sciencea1387

intelligencea1393

disciplinea1398

masterya1425

learning1570

skill1570

doctrine1594

ism1680

ology1811

ography1828

sophya1843

osophy1851

1680 E. Pettit Vision of Purgatory 46 He was the great Hieroglyphick of Jesuitism, Puritanism, Quaquerism, and of all Isms from Schism.

1756 Monthly Rev. 14 359 Arianism, Socinianism, Arminianism, or any other ism.

1789 H. Walpole Lett. 4 Nov. Alas! you would soon squabble about Socianism, or some of those isms.

1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 182 It has nothing to do with Calvinism nor Arminianism, nor any of the other isms.

1811 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) I. 373 He is nothing,—no ‘ist’, professes no ‘-ism’ but superbism and irrationalism.

1820 R. Polwhele Introd. Lavington's Enthus. Method. & Papists 118 It has no connection with Methodism, or Puritanism, or any ism or schism.

1820 T. Carlyle Let. to M. Allen Oct. I expect much pleasure from talking over old bygone things, from discussing Spürzheimism, Whiggism, Church of Englandism, and all other imaginable ‘isms’.

1840 Fraser's Mag. 21 702 All the untidy isms of the day shall be dissipated.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. xv. 158 This is Abbot Samson's Catholicism of the Twelfth Century;—something like the Ism of all true men in all true centuries, I fancy.

1864 J. R. Lowell Rebellion in Prose Wks. (1890) V. 138 That class of untried social theories which are known by the name of isms.

1884 Kendal Mercury 3 Oct. 4/7 The principles on which Education Acts are based, irrespective of isms and creeds.

1928 G. B. Shaw Intell. Woman's Guide Socialism lxxxiii. 447 The proletarian Isms are very much alike.

1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. iii. 29 Democracy could become more dynamic than Fascism or Communism or any other ism or ideology.

1963 F. W. Frey in L. W. Pye Communications & Polit. Devel. xvii. 299 Movement towards..‘Communism’, or ‘totalitarianism’, or..whatever one's preferred ‘ism’..happens to be.

1968 S. C. Hutchison Hist. Royal Acad. xvii. 183 He saw no place in art for abstractions and ‘isms’ and had a very low opinion of their adherents.

1974 Listener 14 Feb. 220/1 Impressionism became the most successful ‘ism’ in the history of art.

Derivatives

ˈismal adj. nonce derivative of or pertaining to an ism.

ΚΠ

1884 J. Robertson Univ. Serm. in Cambr. Rev. 5 Nov. Supplt. p. xxvi/1 To him..shall the breezes of all the influences, ismal or dismal, bring but bracing and the full shock of each new ‘ology’ bring new strength.

ˈismate v. nonce derivative (transitive) to furnish with the suffix -ism.

ΚΠ

1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 329 His name deserves also to be ism-ated, and this present article be headed Whittockism.

isˈmatic adj. and n. [after schismatic] nonce derivative (a) adj. pertaining to isms or an ism; (b) n. an adherent of an ism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > expert, specialist, authority > adherent of particular specialism

ist1811

ologist1839

ismatic1888

1888 Voice (N.Y.) 6 Dec. Ultramontanists, Communists, Socialists and every ismatic who wants something without knowing just what it is.

Categories »

isˈmatical adj. nonce derivative = ismatic adj. and n.

isˈmaticalness n. nonce derivative

ΚΠ

1851 S. Judd Margaret (1871) iii. 369 Their Ismaticalness conceals and extrudes the Christian—We meet them as Christians, they meet us as Ismatics—It is Christ versus Isms.

ˈismatize v. nonce derivative to designate as or with an ism.

ΚΠ

1840 Fraser's Mag. 22 751 That my scheme..should have ism-atised my humble name, is an honour which I dreamt not of.

ˈismdom n. nonce derivative the domain or world of isms.

ΚΠ

1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xv. 168 All the ‘isms’ in ismdom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ism
释义	ismn. Brit. /ˈɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈɪzəm/ Etymology: The suffix -ism used as an independent word. A form of doctrine, theory, or practice having, or claiming to have, a distinctive character or relation: chiefly used disparagingly, and sometimes with implied reference to schism. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] craftOE lorec1290 cunning1340 facultyc1384 sciencea1387 intelligencea1393 disciplinea1398 masterya1425 learning1570 skill1570 doctrine1594 ism1680 ology1811 ography1828 sophya1843 osophy1851 1680 E. Pettit Vision of Purgatory 46 He was the great Hieroglyphick of Jesuitism, Puritanism, Quaquerism, and of all Isms from Schism. 1756 Monthly Rev. 14 359 Arianism, Socinianism, Arminianism, or any other ism. 1789 H. Walpole Lett. 4 Nov. Alas! you would soon squabble about Socianism, or some of those isms. 1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 182 It has nothing to do with Calvinism nor Arminianism, nor any of the other isms. 1811 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) I. 373 He is nothing,—no ‘ist’, professes no ‘-ism’ but superbism and irrationalism. 1820 R. Polwhele Introd. Lavington's Enthus. Method. & Papists 118 It has no connection with Methodism, or Puritanism, or any ism or schism. 1820 T. Carlyle Let. to M. Allen Oct. I expect much pleasure from talking over old bygone things, from discussing Spürzheimism, Whiggism, Church of Englandism, and all other imaginable ‘isms’. 1840 Fraser's Mag. 21 702 All the untidy isms of the day shall be dissipated. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. xv. 158 This is Abbot Samson's Catholicism of the Twelfth Century;—something like the Ism of all true men in all true centuries, I fancy. 1864 J. R. Lowell Rebellion in Prose Wks. (1890) V. 138 That class of untried social theories which are known by the name of isms. 1884 Kendal Mercury 3 Oct. 4/7 The principles on which Education Acts are based, irrespective of isms and creeds. 1928 G. B. Shaw Intell. Woman's Guide Socialism lxxxiii. 447 The proletarian Isms are very much alike. 1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. iii. 29 Democracy could become more dynamic than Fascism or Communism or any other ism or ideology. 1963 F. W. Frey in L. W. Pye Communications & Polit. Devel. xvii. 299 Movement towards..‘Communism’, or ‘totalitarianism’, or..whatever one's preferred ‘ism’..happens to be. 1968 S. C. Hutchison Hist. Royal Acad. xvii. 183 He saw no place in art for abstractions and ‘isms’ and had a very low opinion of their adherents. 1974 Listener 14 Feb. 220/1 Impressionism became the most successful ‘ism’ in the history of art. Derivatives ˈismal adj. nonce derivative of or pertaining to an ism. ΚΠ 1884 J. Robertson Univ. Serm. in Cambr. Rev. 5 Nov. Supplt. p. xxvi/1 To him..shall the breezes of all the influences, ismal or dismal, bring but bracing and the full shock of each new ‘ology’ bring new strength. ˈismate v. nonce derivative (transitive) to furnish with the suffix -ism. ΚΠ 1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 329 His name deserves also to be ism-ated, and this present article be headed Whittockism. isˈmatic adj. and n. [after schismatic] nonce derivative (a) adj. pertaining to isms or an ism; (b) n. an adherent of an ism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > expert, specialist, authority > adherent of particular specialism ist1811 ologist1839 ismatic1888 1888 Voice (N.Y.) 6 Dec. Ultramontanists, Communists, Socialists and every ismatic who wants something without knowing just what it is. Categories » isˈmatical adj. nonce derivative = ismatic adj. and n. isˈmaticalness n. nonce derivative ΚΠ 1851 S. Judd Margaret (1871) iii. 369 Their Ismaticalness conceals and extrudes the Christian—We meet them as Christians, they meet us as Ismatics—It is Christ versus Isms. ˈismatize v. nonce derivative to designate as or with an ism. ΚΠ 1840 Fraser's Mag. 22 751 That my scheme..should have ism-atised my humble name, is an honour which I dreamt not of. ˈismdom n. nonce derivative the domain or world of isms. ΚΠ 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xv. 168 All the ‘isms’ in ismdom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -ismsuffix < n.1680 see also
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