Definition of -ism in English:
-ism
Translate -ism into Spanish
suffix
1Forming nouns denoting an action or its result.
‘baptism’- ‘exorcism’
- 1.1Forming nouns denoting a state or quality.
- ‘barbarism’
2Forming nouns denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement.
‘Anglicanism’- ‘feminism’
- ‘hedonism’
- 2.1Forming nouns denoting a basis for prejudice or discrimination.
- ‘racism’
3Forming nouns denoting a peculiarity in language.
‘colloquialism’- ‘Canadianism’
4Forming nouns denoting a pathological condition.
- ‘alcoholism’
Pronunciation
Origin
From French -isme, via Latin from Greek -ismos, -isma.
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