-ism

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Suffix

1. {{n-g|Used to form nouns of action, process, or result based on the accompanying verb ending in [[-ise]] or [[-ize]].}}
2. {{n-g|Used to form the name of a school of thought, system, or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder}} {{q|When de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "doctrines" sense below, e.g. [[Liberalism]] vs. [[liberalism]].}}
3. {{senseid|en|tendency}}{{n-g|Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a [[doctrine]], [[ideology]], or [[principle]] or lack thereof.}}
4. {{n-g|Used to form [[countable]] nouns indicating a [[peculiarity]] or [[characteristic]] of language}}
5. {{n-g|Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a pattern of behavior or a social norm that benefits members of the group indicated by the root word.}} {{q|Based on a late 20th-century narrowing of the "terms for a doctrine" sense.}}
6. {{lb|en|medicine}} {{n-g|Used to form names of conditions (syndromes, diseases, disorders, defects, addictions) and therapeutical methods or doctrines.}}

Noun

1. {{alt form|en|ism|gloss=ideology or form of discrimination ending in -ism}}

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